https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/31/viasat-cyberattack-russian-wiper/

The recent cyberattack on U.S. satellite communications provider Viasat, an incident that triggered satellite service outages across central and eastern Europe, was likely the result of destructive wiper malware, according to newly published security research.

Details about the cyberattack, which rendered Viasat’s KA-SAT network inoperable since February 24 — the day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine — have so far been light. The attack, which also disconnected remote access to about 5,800 wind turbines across Germany, was originally believed to be the result of a distributed denial of service attack, but SentinelLabs researchers now believe it was the result of a new strain of wiper malware called “AcidRain” that was designed to remotely erase vulnerable modems and routers.