Russian satellite Internet provider Dozor-Teleport was knocked offline in the early hours of June 29, dealing a communications blow to the company’s customers, which according to reports include Russian military and energy interests.
The Wagner Group, the mercenary army once fighting for Russia, and now seemingly turned against Putin’s government, claimed it was behind the cyberattack against the satellite communications provider. But experts aren’t convinced.
Russian reports say full recovery of Dozor-Teleport could take up to two weeks. The company’s general director Alexander Anosov confirmed the breach to Russian media, adding that early investigations show the company was breached through a third-party cloud provider.
The threat actors behind the compromise explained on Telegram they were able to deliver malware to several satellite terminals to take them offline, reports said. For additional proof, the threat actors posted internal data stolen from the Dozor-Teleport…