date: 2025-03-03 previous note: [[1011 Satellite Cyber Security]] related note(s): - tags: #cyber-attacks #russo-ukraine-war #satellite-cyber-attack # Russian cyberattack on US made ViaSat An hour before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the American made ViaSat satellite communication system was hit by a Russian cyberattack. The attack vector was via an unpatched VPN and targeted cells and modems that overlapped Ukraine. This incident was deemed as the most significant cyber attack against a space system in recent history. --- ## References 1. [[000 Inbox/00 Reading/00 Zotero/Securing the Final Frontier - United States Space Force Cybersecurity Capabilities]]