The Stars and Stripes front page reports, photos show that the newspaper claims a satellite from York Space Systems carries advanced communication payloads, and communication satellites have become targets of Russian intelligence hackers.
Space: The New Battlefield. In 21st-century warfare, satellites and orbital weapons play a key role.
The newspaper argues that during this year's Victory Day parade in Russia, pro-Kremlin hackers hijacked a satellite providing TV services to Ukraine.
Disabling a satellite can cause devastating damage without firing a single shot, which can be achieved by attacking the satellite with malicious software or interfering with its ability to send or receive signals from Earth. Satellites are a short-term challenge; instead of normal programming, Ukrainian viewers saw the parade footage transmitted from Moscow: rows of tanks, soldiers, and military equipment.
This move aims to intimidate and indicates that 21st-century warfare is not only fought on land, sea, and air, but also in cyberspace and outer space. Todd Pase, CEO of NetRise, a cybersecurity company focused on protecting supply chains, said, "If you can hinder a satellite's communication capability, it can cause significant damage." There are now over 12,000 operational satellites orbiting the Earth, which play a key role not only in broadcast communications but also in military operations, GPS navigation systems, intelligence gathering, and economic supply chains. They are also crucial for early launch detection work, which can warn of incoming missiles. Pase, who served in the Marine Corps and later dealt with cyber issues at the Department of Energy, said, "Think about GPS, if it is disrupted or 'hijacked,' the consequences would be unimaginable..."
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