Security News > 2022 > March > Russian space agency says hacking satellites is an act of war
Russia will consider any cyberattacks targeting Russian satellite infrastructure an act of war, as the country's space agency director said in a TV interview.
Dmitry Rogozin, the current head of the Russian Roscosmos State Space Corporation, added that such attempts would also be considered crimes and investigated by Russia's law enforcement agencies.
While not directly hit by hackers, satellite systems have been used before in cyberattacks, with the Russian-backed Turla cyber-espionage group famously hijacking satellite Internet links to deliver malware to remote areas.
Chinese-sponsored Lotus Blossom also targeted and infected a Southeast Asian satellite communications operator's systems used to monitor and control satellites.
Rogozin denied their claims saying the Russian space agency's activity control centers operate normally and called NB65 "Scammers and petty swindlers."
Two days later, Roscosmos asked for guarantees Wednesday that OneWeb satellites will not be used for military purposes, as Reuters first reported.