- The Viasat satellite communications giant was also attacked by Salt Typhoon
- The company found unauthorized access through a committed device
- The amplitude of the attacks highlights the threat of Salt Typhoon for US communications.
Another victim of the massive salt typhoon cyber attack that attacked American telecommunications giants has been identified as Viasat.
Bloomberg news Reports that the company found a violation in its systems in early 2025 linked to the broader attacks against the United States communications infrastructure, since the satellite communications company was working with the country’s government.
VIASAT has numerous contracts and associations in maritime industries, aviation and networks, along with several contracts with the United States Department of Defense and the United States Space force.
Satellite communications directed by Saltfoón de Sal
The attack in 2024 saw the Salt Typhoon group linked to the Chinese to hack numerous networks that belong to telecommunications companies such as Verizon, AT&T and Lumen, which probably gave the computer pirates access and record of calls and messages. The group also allegedly violated a rear door system used by US authorities to carry out telephone listeners ordered by the Court.
In addition, Salt’s Typhoon group also reached the presidential campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in the period prior to the presidential elections of the United States 2024.
Frequently, China has denied having some link with the piracy group, even accusing the CIA of being behind the attacks committed by another group linked to Chinese, Volt Typhoon.
After Viasat’s investigations on the violation that occurred through unauthorized access through a committed device, the company said it had not found a client impact after the attack.
“Viasat believes that the incident has been remedied and has not detected any recent activity related to this event,” said the company.
The total impact of the salt typhoon attack can never be known as huge cuts to government departments and the advisory boards were made immediately after President Trump’s return to the White House.
The main investigation carried out by the Cyber Security Review Board (CSRB) was canceled after the advisory board was eliminated to “eliminate misuse of resources,” according to former interim undersecretary of the National Security Department, Benjamin C. Huffman.
