Spies and hackers are targeting the US space industry: report

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The warning comes as the U.S. space economy is predicted to reach $1 trillion by 2030.

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NCSC lists a variety of ways that foreign intelligence agencies can gain access to the space industry in order to acquire access to expertise or new technologies. Some of the spying methods listed are seemingly innocuous, such as approaching space industry experts at conferences or contacting them through online forums to elicit information.

Others are more tied up with business dealings. Foreign intelligence agencies often attempt to gain access to sensitive information through using joint ventures or shell companies to invest in space companies in order to gain access, or through buying their way into the supply chain that American aerospace firms depend on to source parts and materials.

Some of the methods listed are more explicit, such as carrying out cyberattacks or hacking into private networks to steal intellectual property. In 2021, NASA was one of nine agencies that was targeted by the, a massive cyberattack that agency leadership called a"wakeup call" in terms of securing the networks on which it depends to store and disseminate sensitive technical data.

In addition to warning the private space industry, NCSC's bulletin states that foreign intelligence agencies can harm U.S. national security through"collecting sensitive data related to satellite payloads, disrupting and degrading U.S. satellite communications, remote sensing and imaging capabilities," and

 

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