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Westerners accuse Russia of crippling satellites to prepare for the invasion of Ukraine

2022-05-10T16:29:17.293Z


The EU has so far claimed that the cyberattacks came “from within Russia”, without directly accusing the Russian authorities.


The Europeans and the United States formally accused the Russian authorities on Tuesday, May 10, of having carried out a cyberattack against a network of satellites just before its offensive against Ukraine, at the end of February, to prepare the ground.

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"

We can attribute it to the Russian government

," European foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters in Brussels, adding that it was the first time the European Union had openly accused Moscow's power of being responsible. of a cyberattack.

Russian authorities incriminated

"

The cyberattack took place an hour before Russia's unprovoked and unwarranted invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, facilitating military aggression,

" the EU said in a statement on behalf of the 27 member states.

The attack caused significant disruptions in communications that affected public services, businesses and citizen users in Ukraine, and it also affected several EU member states

,” she recalls.

“This is clear and shocking evidence of a deliberate and malicious Russian attack on Ukraine, which has had significant consequences for ordinary citizens and businesses in Ukraine and across Europe”

Liz Truss, UK Foreign Secretary.

The European Union and its Member States, as well as its international partners, strongly condemn the malicious cyber activity carried out by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which has targeted the KA-SAT satellite network, operated by Viasat.

The EU has so far claimed that the cyberattacks originated "

from within Russia

", but without directly incriminating the Russian authorities.

In coordination with its European allies, the United States released its own analysis, blaming the hack on Moscow.

According to the head of American diplomacy Antony Blinken, the attack “

disabled micro-earth stations in Ukraine and across Europe

” which notably operate “

wind turbines

” and “

carry internet to ordinary citizens

”.

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'Deliberate attack'

Washington also accuses the cyber agents of the Russian army of having “ deployed several families of

wiper ”

malware

, which erase all data from the targeted computers, “

in the networks of the Ukrainian administration and private sector

”.

These destabilizing cyber operations began in January

” and “

continued during the war

,” the US Secretary of State added in a statement.

This is clear and shocking evidence of a deliberate and malicious Russian attack on Ukraine, which has had significant consequences for ordinary citizens and businesses in Ukraine and across Europe

,” added UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.

The European Union plans in its declaration to “

take further measures to prevent, deter, deter and respond to such malicious behavior in cyberspace

”, in coordination with its allies.

Helping Kyiv strengthen its cyber defenses

Westerners also promise to continue to help kyiv strengthen its cyber defenses.

The attack on US satellite operator Viasat knocked thousands of internet users offline in Germany, France, Hungary, Greece, Italy and Poland.

Viasat

said tens of thousands of terminals had been damaged, rendered inoperable and could not be repaired

.

Russia invaded its pro-Western neighbor in the early hours of February 24, seeking to take the capital, kyiv.

The assault has now lasted for more than two months and the resistance of the Ukrainians has inflicted heavy losses on the Russian army, forced to refocus its attack on the east of the country.

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The military and experts have feared that Russia's war in Ukraine could lead to a wave of devastating cyberattacks that could have a global effect.

But the worst-case scenario has been avoided so far, as the observed attacks appear to be contained in their impact and geographic reach.

Source: lefigaro

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