Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2022-02-24 00:00:00
Affected organization: Viasat
Affected country: Ukraine
Industry: Information
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Physical Attack
Motive: Sabotage
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: During the early hours of February 24, satellite internet connections were disrupted at Viasat. A mysterious cyberattack against the satellite's ground infrastructureÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆÃ¢â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ÃÂ¢Ã¢'Â¬ÃÂ 'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'ÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆÃ¢â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆ'Ã'ÃÂ¢'ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'ÃÂ¬"not the satellite itselfÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆÃ¢â¬Â 'ÃÆÃ'ÃÂ¢Ã¢'Â¬ÃÂ 'ÃÆÃ'Ãâ ''ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'ÃÂ¢ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆÃ¢â¬Â ''ÃÆÃ'Ãâ 'ÃÆ'Ã'ÃÂ¢'ÃÆÃ''ÃÆ'Ã'ÃÂ¬"plunged tens of thousands of people into internet darkness. Impacted the ability of customers to connect to the ground network.