Satellite Internet under the control of special services

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New requirements for the use of foreign satellite communication networks in Russia came into force. According to the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, "On Amendments to the Rules for the Use of the Territory of the Russian Federation of Satellite Communication Networks Under the Jurisdiction of Foreign States", published on February 26, 2019, the new rules come into force 6 months after the date of the official publication of the decree.

The authorities will now have to make sure that the foreign satellite communication system is not of an intelligence nature and cannot harm the interests of the individual, society and the Russian Federation.

Now foreign satellite operators must obtain special permission from the domestic special services to work with Russian subscribers, and all traffic must be passed through the interface station of the Russian telecom operator.

Recall that in June this year, the Government of the Russian Federation proposed to supplement the Code of Administrative Offenses with Article 13.41 "Violation of the rules for using satellite communication networks under the jurisdiction of foreign states on the territory of the Russian Federation", having posted the corresponding draft federal law on the federal portal of draft regulatory legal acts. For violators of the new norm, the Cabinet of Ministers proposes to introduce fines: for officials it will be up to 30 thousand rubles, for individual entrepreneurs - up to 200 thousand rubles, and for legal entities - up to one million rubles.

In early August, the Ministry of Economic Development posted on the document page a negative opinion on the assessment of the regulatory impact. The ministry “concluded that there was no sufficient justification for solving the problem by the proposed method of regulation and that the draft act contained provisions introducing excessive duties, prohibitions and restrictions for individuals and legal entities in the field of entrepreneurial and other economic activities or facilitating their introduction, as well as provisions, leading to the emergence of unjustified expenses of individuals and legal entities in the field of entrepreneurial and other economic activities, as well as budgets of all levels of the budgetary system of the Russian Federation. "

 

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Black Hat 2021: Hackers Can Intercept Satellite Internet Traffic​

Vulnerabilities in satellite broadband systems allow cybercriminals to infiltrate unencrypted traffic. For a successful attack, cybercriminals only need home television equipment (costs about $ 300).

The security problem was reported by experts at the University of Oxford at the Black Hat 2021 conference. If the method described by the experts is applied in a real attack, it is possible to spy on confidential communications over great distances.

At the same time, a potential cybercriminal practically does not risk anything - it will be impossible to detect him.

Employees at Oxford University have demonstrated a way to wiretap traffic passing through half the globe. Thus, espionage, first of all, should be feared by organizations transmitting information via satellite channels.

All usernames and passwords can end up in the hands of intruders. Also, attackers can intercept confidential data of specific individuals or companies.
The main problem, of course, is the frequent lack of encryption. It is known that the fastest transmission of data over long distances is in unencrypted form. But speed comes at the price of vulnerability.