Viasat cyberattack blamed on Russian wiper malware

The recent cyberattack on U.S. satellite communications provider Viasat, an incident that triggered satellite service outages across central and eastern Europe, was likely the result of destructive wiper malware, according to newly published security research. Details about the cyberattack, which rendered Viasat’s KA-SAT network inoperable since February 24 — the day of the Russian invasion […]...