Anna Desmarais
Space satellites and communications systems are under threat from cyber warfare, a new report warns, which said there were 237 cyber operations that targeted the space sector between January 2023 and July 2025 during the conflict in Gaza.
The analysis, published by the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zürich, compiles information, including social media posts, news articles and information from cybercrime forums about cyberattacks on the Israeli space sector and international agencies.
The most dramatic increase in space cyberattacks occurred during the Israel-Iran in June 2025, when 72 operations were recorded in a single month. This represents nearly one-third of all incidents identified during the study period, the author of the report, Clémence Poirier, said.
“Cyber operations against the space sector are now part of a general trend during armed conflicts," the report read, comparing the pattern to similar activity seen during Russia’s most recent invasion of Ukraine.
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