https://blog.it-learn.io/tags/cyberwarfare/Recent content in Cyberwarfare on it-learn.io | IT, Networking & Cybersecurity BlogHugoen-usThu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.it-learn.io/posts/2026-05-07-satellite-hacking-viasat-ukraine-internet-attack/Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.it-learn.io/posts/2026-05-07-satellite-hacking-viasat-ukraine-internet-attack/<p>At 05:05 AM UTC on February 24, 2022, Russian armored columns began crossing into Ukraine. Within the same hour, tens of thousands of satellite internet modems across Ukraine and Europe went dark — permanently. They did not lose their connection. They were destroyed. An attacker had pushed a wiper to the modems&rsquo; firmware, overwriting flash memory and leaving devices that could not boot, could not be remotely recovered, and could not be fixed with a software update. Physical replacement was the only option.</p>