FT: Pentagon leaks show China is preparing cyber weapons to hijack satellites

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Leaks from the Pentagon revealed that China is developing cyber weapons to seize enemy satellites. It has been reported Finance Times.

China is building advanced cyberweapons to ‘take control’ of enemy satellites, rendering them useless for data transmission or wartime surveillance.

China’s mission is called “breakdown, use and theft” of satellites.

According to the publication, the role of satellites was clearly demonstrated by the events of February 24, when Russian hackers preemptively terminated the Viasat satellite network. However, at that time, the computer networks that controlled the satellites were attacked. They plan to take a more “sophisticated approach” in China, according to the FT.

“The most ambitious cyberattack plans involve spoofing the signals of enemy satellite operators to gain control or enable them to malfunction at critical moments of battle,” the material says.

Mark Thiessen, former speechwriter for US President George W. Bush judicial The revelation of the activities of American spies in the People’s Liberation Army of the People’s Republic of China because of “a child” is evidence of “obvious incompetence” in the Pentagon.

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