The counterintelligence officials’ advisory said American space companies need to be on the lookout for “unusually high cyberactivity,” requests to visit company facilities, attempts to recruit insiders and investment offers.
“Foreign intelligence entities recognize the importance of the commercial space industry to the U.S. economy and national security, including the growing dependence of critical infrastructure on space-based assets,” the advisory said. “They see U.S. space-related innovation and assets as potential threats as well as valuable opportunities to acquire vital technologies and expertise.”
“The activity disabled very small aperture terminals in Ukraine and across Europe,” Mr. Blinken said in a May 2022 statement. “This includes tens of thousands of terminals outside of Ukraine that, among other things, support wind turbines and provide internet services to private citizens.