Washington/Moscow: Entrepreneur Elon Musk accused Russia of launching large scale cyberattacks on the Starlink network, the Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Ukraine. Ukraine had demanded ‘Satellite Internet’ from Musk following the Russian cyberattacks in February. Accordingly, Musk started providing internet services through the Starlink network. After that, Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Russian Space Agency, accused Musk of supplying a system connected with military communication and had said that he should be prepared for the consequences.
Russia’s military action against Ukraine has had repercussions in cyberspace. Before the conflict began, pro-Russian hacker groups had launched attacks on Ukraine’s Internet network. Anonymous, the world’s largest group of hackers, declared a cyberwar against Russia in retaliation. A group of Russian hackers called Killnet had launched counter-attacks against cyberattacks launched by Anonymous. Ukraine also called on hacker groups worldwide to form a front against Russia.
Russian attacks have severely damaged Ukraine’s telecommunications and communications systems. The Ukrainian government had requested Elon Musk to provide Starlink Network services to keep the country’s internet running smoothly. Following the request, Musk launched the Starlink Network for Ukraine in March. Accordingly, the Ukrainian government and people and the Ukrainian army were provided with Internet access. Russia has reacted sharply to the provision of internet access by Musk to Ukraine.
The head of the Russian space agency, Dmitry Rogozin, had warned Musk a few days earlier. Musk’s Starlink Network service is provided to Ukraine through the US Department of Defence. Rogozin had warned that Musk was aiding the fascist forces in Ukraine and would suffer the consequences. Reacting to that, Musk tweeted that there are no angels in war. After that, Elon Musk had said, ‘if I die suspiciously tomorrow, it would be good to know who is behind it.’
Musk and the Russian government have clashed even earlier. Russia has reacted aggressively to the technology used by Musk’s SpaceX and the satellites it launches, as well as other plans. Russia has also ridiculed Elon Musk’s plans to buy Twitter.
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