California-based Viasat Inc was targeted in a cyberattack that disrupted its satellite internet services all over Ukraine and Europe.
The issue is with customers using fixed broadband services based on the European KA-SAT satellite network.
The company is investigating and analyzing its network and systems to soon recover services in affected areas.
Source: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/viasat-attributes-outage-cyber/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/viasat
"id": "via2242322",
"linkid": "viasat",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "02/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': ['Customers using fixed '
'broadband services based on '
'the European KA-SAT satellite '
'network'],
'industry': 'Telecommunications',
'location': 'California, USA',
'name': 'Viasat Inc',
'type': 'Company'}],
'description': 'California-based Viasat Inc was targeted in a cyberattack '
'that disrupted its satellite internet services all over '
'Ukraine and Europe. The issue is with customers using fixed '
'broadband services based on the European KA-SAT satellite '
'network. The company is investigating and analyzing its '
'network and systems to soon recover services in affected '
'areas.',
'impact': {'systems_affected': ['Satellite internet services',
'European KA-SAT satellite network']},
'investigation_status': 'In progress',
'response': {'recovery_measures': ['Investigating and analyzing the network '
'and systems to recover services']},
'title': 'Cyberattack on Viasat Inc Disrupts Satellite Internet Services',
'type': 'Cyberattack'}