🛰️ Space Infrastructure Emerging as Key Cyberattack Target: Kaspersky

• Overview & Scale: Kaspersky ICS CERT reports over 100 cyber incidents targeting space systems from 1957 to the early 2020s. Critical vulnerabilities lie beyond orbital satellites in fragile ground stations, communication links, and internet-exposed user receivers. • Key Vulnerabilities & Sectors: More than 3,000 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers worldwide are directly exposed to internet attacks, posing serious operational risks to maritime, aviation, and land logistics. Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups like Turla, Whitebear, and Thrip hijack unencrypted downstream feeds or target geospatial mapping data, impacting core ICT/BPM and digital infrastructure stability. • Secondary Economic Impacts: Space cyber incidents cause severe cascading real-world disruptions. A notable 2022 network cyberattack disabled ~30,000 satellite terminals and halted over 5,800 wind turbines in Europe—a trend escalating with newer malware variants like AcidPour. • Mitigation Recommendations: Regularly audit and patch internet-facing control hardware and GNSS receivers. Enforce end-to-end encryption across all satellite communication channels. Implement robust endpoint security and strict access controls on ground control networks.