![]() ![]() Tens of thousands of modems dropped off the network and never tried to re-connect. Viasat and Skylogic then began to observe a decline in the number of modems online in the same commercial-oriented partition. Other modems emerged on the network to continue the targeted DDoS attack throughout the next several hours, degrading the ability of other modems to enter or otherwise remain active on the network. On the day in question large high volumes of “focused, malicious traffic” were detected emanating from several SurfBeam2 and SurfBeam 2+ modems and/or associated customer premise equipment (CPE) located within Ukraine, making it difficult for many modems to remain online. Viasat said the attack was focused on a consumer-oriented partition of the KA-SAT network that is operated on Viasat’s behalf by a Eutelsat subsidiary, Skylogic, following a 2021 acquisition arrangement. “While most users were unaffected by the incident, the cyber-attack did impact several thousand customers located in Ukraine and tens of thousands of other fixed broadband customers across Europe.” ![]() “On 24 February 2022, a multifaceted and deliberate cyberattack against Viasat’s KA-SAT network resulted in a partial interruption of KA-SAT’s consumer-oriented satellite broadband service,” the company said in a breakdown of the incident. ![]()
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