Commercial #satellite operator Viasat is investigating a suspected cyberattack that caused a partial outage of its KA-SAT network in #Europe. #Network data indicate that the incident began on 24 February ~4 a.m. UTC and is currently ongoing down. #space #telecom #cyber #internet #networks #threats #informatique
The NCSC assesses that the GRU was almost certainly involved in the 13 January defacements of Ukrainian government websites and the deployment of Whispergate destructive malware. Russia was responsible for the subsequent cyber-attack impacting Viasat on 24 February.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/russia-behind-cyber-attack-with-europe-wide-impact-an-hour-before-ukraine-invasion