Russian space sector and DDoS attacks in 2022

The information below is issued from several Russian media, it should therefore be treated with great caution

During the months following the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Roscosmos experienced several waves of DDoS attacks.

Roscosmos specified that on March 3rd and 4th, 2022, the websites of state-owned companies and industrial enterprises were subjected to a massive hashtag#cyberattack from abroad, originating from different IP addresses registered in various Western countries, mainly the United States, Canada, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Australia. Specifically, we are referring to the sources of Energuya, the M.V. Khrunichev Center, TsENKI, the Russian Space Systems (RKS) company, TsNIIMash, ISS-Reshenyov, and Uralvagonzavod.

In June 2022, the website of the Russian hashtag#space agency was once again targeted by a DDoS attack, which occurred after the publication of satellite images of NATO member countries “decision centers”, said Dmitry Strougovets, the head of the state-owned company’s press service.

Ivan Grigorov, the acting director of the “Zarya” Scientific and Technical Center (the parent organization of Roscosmos for information hashtag#security ), stated that “DDoS attacks are the third most common among cyberattacks (attempts at malware injection and hashtag#network analysis being the first and second). The trend is remarkable: in the past six months, more of these attacks have been recorded than in 2021”.

Cyberattacks on the space industry around the world rose sharply following the outbreak of war in Ukraine. CyberInflight has carried out extensive data collection and analysis through several databases.

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