Hack CYSAT 2023 - World premiere: hacking and recovery of a flying satellite

For the third edition of CYSAT, the biggest European event entirely dedicated to cybersecurity for the space industry, taking place on 26-27 April 2023 at Station F in Paris, the European Space Agency (ESA) set up a satellite test bench to simulate attempts to seize control of OPS-SAT, a nanosatellite operated by the agency for demonstration purposes.

Thales's offensive cybersecurity team stepped up to the challenge, identifying vulnerabilities that could enable malicious actors to disrupt operation of the ESA satellite.

Thanks to ESA and Thales for their hacking demonstration and involvement to raise awareness on cybersecurity risks in the space industry.

David Evans, ESA, OPS-SAT Space Lab Manager

Guillaume Teissier, Arnaud Gatignol, Quentin Minster, Brian Jouannic, Thales, Security experts

Credits : CYSEC