Viasat: We know what happened in Feb. 24 cyber attack that damaged thousands of Ka-Sat user modems

by Peter B. de Selding

PARIS — Viasat said it has a “very good understanding” of how its Ka-Sat satellite went off line for thousands of users in Europe from a cyber attack coinciding with the Feb. 24  Russian invasion of Ukraine and suggested that the network was a victim of a transition between the satellite’s owners.

Ka-Sat, operating from 9 degrees east, was launched by fleet operator Eutelsat in December 2010. In April 2021, Viasat Inc. completed its purchase of Euro Broadband Infrastructure Sarl, the wholesale broadband . . .

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