Billionaire Elon Musk said that Starlink’s satellite internet has so far successfully resisted attempts by Russian hackers to shut down and hack the system, but they “continue increasing their efforts.” In his post, he posted a link to a new article published by Reuters.

Britain, Canada and the European Union said yesterday that Russia was behind a massive cyberattack on Ukraine’s satellite internet that resulted in tens of thousands of modems being disconnected in the early days of the conflict in Ukraine.

The digital attack on the Viasat KA-SAT network took place in late February. “This cyberattack had a significant impact and caused indiscriminate communication disruptions between various government agencies, businesses and users in Ukraine and several EU member states,” the statement said. Said.

British Foreign Secretary Liz Trass said the cyberattack was “a deliberate attack by Russia on Ukraine”, the British Foreign Office said in a statement. The UK’s National Center for Cyber ​​Security (NCSC) said in a statement that the main target of the Russian army is the Ukrainian army, but it also disrupts wind farms and Internet users in Central Europe.

Canadian officials say they are sharing information and assistance with Ukraine about cyber threats. A cybersecurity expert said remote sabotage caused “massive communications losses at the start of the conflict”.