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Incidents in sector:

Defense

WiperContained

Viasat KA-SAT AcidRain wiper

One hour before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sandworm operators deployed the AcidRain wiper against Viasat KA-SAT satellite modems, bricking ~30,000 European terminals and 5,800 German wind turbines and disabling Ukrainian military command-and-control.

Victim
Viasat KA-SAT (subscribers across Ukraine and Europe)
Loss
$100.0M
WiperResolved

Stuxnet (Operation Olympic Games)

U.S. and Israeli intelligence services jointly developed and deployed Stuxnet — the first widely-known cyber weapon to cause physical damage. The worm targeted Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility and destroyed approximately 1,000 IR-1 centrifuges over 2009–2010.

Victim
Natanz uranium enrichment facility (Iran)
Loss
$100.0M