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An analysis based on hundreds of Telegram channels, cybercriminal forums and other open sources identified 407 cyber operations targeting the space sector in 2025—more than one per day. The findings point to sustained malicious activity across an industry whose systems and services are increasingly dependent on digital infrastructure.
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Col. Kevin “Stoney” Stonerook, deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Task Force-Gold, said the unit’s roles and responsibilities are still being defined. JTF-Gold is expected to coordinate cyber warfare for the Golden Dome effort, though the scope of that responsibility has not yet been settled.
An analysis based on hundreds of Telegram channels, cybercriminal forums and other open sources identified 407 cyber operations targeting the space sector in 2025—more than one per day. The findings point to sustained malicious activity across an industry whose systems and services are increasingly dependent on digital infrastructure.
Egide has partially suspended operations at its Bollène manufacturing plant in southern France following a cyberattack involving an external IT service provider. The incident has disrupted activity at a supplier serving the aerospace and defense electronics sector, though the extent and duration of the shutdown were not specified.
Proposals to move data centers into orbit seek access to abundant solar energy and room to expand, including for military operations. But concentrating computing infrastructure in space could expose it to missile attacks, jamming and cyberattacks, raising questions about the security and resilience of the concept.
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The FAA awarded $12 million to 19 companies for research and testing intended to safely expand drone operations in the national airspace. Separately, Raytheon received $729 million in counter-drone awards for the U.S., Qatar and Jordan, while other initiatives span autonomous interceptors, airport vehicle-collision prevention and the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance program.
German authorities detained two Turkish citizens suspected of setting fire last month to a Starlink station in Poland, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. The site was described as important to Ukraine, and Tusk characterized the blaze as a suspected act of hybrid warfare; Polish authorities have pointed to Russia, though the allegations remain under investigation.
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More than 120 U.S. lawmakers are urging limits on the worker information Google could acquire in a court-supervised sale of Spirit Airlines’ internal data, intended to train AI systems. A hearing on the sale is scheduled for Oct. 14; the proposed transaction is valued at $10 million.
A retrospective of CyberSat traces a decade of events, from a hacking demonstration to disclosures of critical threats. The cluster offers a view of how cybersecurity risks affecting aerospace systems have surfaced and evolved through the conference’s defining moments.
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