Tesla Inc TSLA chairman Elon Muskwho also directs SpaceXHe said that on Thursday Starlink confronted “Relentless jamming.”
What happened: Musk’s comments came on Twitter in response to a user asking Musk about allegations by Russian media that the country used the Tirada-2S satellite communications electronic jamming system against Starlink.
Starlink has been subject to relentless jamming attacks and SpaceX’s relentless cyberwar. So far, their success has been limited.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 13, 2022
Musk said: “Starlink has faced relentless jamming attacks and SpaceX has faced relentless cyber warfare. So far, their success has been limited.”
The entrepreneur was asked if Russia tried to hack and attack Starlink, to which he said: “Of course, this happens almost every day. They successfully destroyed Viasat in Ukraine a few months ago.”
Of course, this happens almost every day. They successfully destroyed Viasat in Ukraine a few months ago. https://t.co/xrrAMqfsZY
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 13, 2022
Musk also confirmed that some Starlink terminals were active in Iran – a country shaken by protests in the last days.
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Why it matters: On Thursday, the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mikhail Fedorov said Starlink was “quickly restored” despite Russia raining down 100 cruise missiles on the war-torn nation.
Over 100 cruise missiles attacked the power and communications infrastructure. But with Starlink, we quickly reconnected in critical areas. Starlink continues to be an essential part of critical infrastructure.
— Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) October 12, 2022
Musk replied to the minister: “You’re welcome. I’m happy to support Ukraine.” He also shared a chart showing the growing growth of Starlink data usage in Ukraine.
Starlink data usage growth in Ukraine pic.twitter.com/c4IWNwKwLR
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 13, 2022
Thursday’s exchange with Fedorov was notably different from last week, when…
