Elon Muskcurrently the richest man in the world, owner of Twitter, Tesla, you, Your motherand SpaceXput his mouth on the trombone to accuse the Russian government of cyberattacks on the satellite system starlink. With the beginning of the war between Russia and Ukraine on February 24 musk redirected its services to the occupied country, preventing government agencies and the population from being left without an Internet connection.

The attack is revenge for supporting Starlink

Satellite network positioning starlink for Ukraine there was a request from american government SpaceX. It is estimated that at least 5,000 terminals from starlink to the occupied country.

“THEN starlink resisting Russian cyber warfare of interference and infiltration attempts so far, but they (Russian hackers) are ramping up their efforts,” he said. Elon Musk to your social media account.

Russia is accused of several cyber attacks companies and governments even before the war in Ukraine. However, these attacks increased before and after the country invaded a neighboring country. In the days leading up to the invasion, German, French and Belgian oil companies were attacked on their systems, leading to operational problems. Also, before the invasion, government websites of Ukraine became the objects of DDoS attacks. It is assumed that Sandworm hacker group join the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces.

Russia also attacked Viasat satellites before it invaded Ukraine

The United States, Britain and the European Union have also accused the Russian government of attacking a satellite network that provides internet to Ukraine and other European countries. The purpose of the attack by Russian hackers (in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine), carried out a few hours before the start of the invasion, was to cut off communication with Ukraine, influencing the possible responses and counterattacks of the invading country, as well as damaging communications between companies and users. However, communication problems arose in other European countries. This happened thanks to the use of satellites from KA-SATowned equipment Viasatto connect other countries of the continent to the Internet, including members of the European Union.

US, UK and EU accuse Russia of hacker attack
Countries have publicly confirmed the alleged authorship

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Source: Cosmos