Brussels, Europe Brief News – According to American government officials, the Russian military is behind the cyberattack on European satellites internet service. This has affected the Ukrainian military communications in February. The cyberattack damaged the KA-SAT satellite broadband network. The network is owned by Viasat which is an American satellite communications company.
On the day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the KA-SAT network was hacked and hit by outages. It affected Ukraine and surrounding regions located in Europe. After a few days, Viasat has blamed the outages as a “cyber event. They did not release any further details.
The Ukrainian officials have not disclosed the impact of the outage. It has believed to have caused major communications disruptions during the war. The NSA is collaborating on an investigation along with the Ukrainian intelligence services.
No major results have been announced. The media is keen on knowing more about the situation but they have failed to get any more information regarding the issue. However, according to anonymous officials, the US intelligence analysts have concluded that the Russian military hackers are behind this attack.
Russian Military Behind The Attack on European Satellites
U.S and Viasat officials are confident that the Russian Military is behind the attack. This attack was planned by compromising the system that manages the customer satellite terminals. It has a deep effect on customers of the KA-SAT network. Viasat has a small broadband provider that was introduced last year. The major operator of this satellite is Eutelsat.
Due to a big conflict commentators are in fear that Russia can launch a destructive cyberattack. However, another perspective holds that such attacks cannot materialize. The secret information may prove that the attack on European Satellites did materialize. All these attacks are behind the shadows and it is hard to get concrete information on them.
The aftermath of these attacks is intense and CISA and the FBI want satellite communication providers to be cautious. These officials are planning to give cybersecurity advice to them shortly. It is like a warning for them as the agency is already aware of the attacks and possible threats to the US and other international networks.
All the companies must present detailed reports on malicious activities. As the war in Ukraine continues the USA opposition against Russia grows too. It is evident in the form of sanctions. Biden’s administration has an idea about the possibility of Russian cyberattacks on their infrastructure. We can only wait and see what’s in store.
