Service Stop: Disabling Payload Service

ID Name
T1489.001 Ground system loss
T1489.002 Disabling Payload Service

An attacker can disable the payload, or parts of it, leveraging TC switch on-off commands. In a mission with a direct link for the payload, the latter can be disabled compromising its command channel. [1]

ID: T1489.002
Sub-technique of:  T1489
Tactic: Impact
Platforms: Space Segment
Version: 2.0
Created: 25 August 2022
Last Modified: 21 April 2023

Mitigations

This type of attack technique cannot be easily mitigated with preventive controls since it is based on the abuse of system features.

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