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In orbit proximity intelligence: Mission specific Channel Interception

ID Name
T2029.001 Optical (visual) reconnaissance
T2029.002 Electromagnetic reconnaissance
T2029.003 Telemetry Protocol Interception
T2029.004 Telecommand Protocol Interception
T2029.005 Mission specific Channel Interception
T2029.006 Traffic Analysis

An attacker tries to gain knowledge about a payload dedicated channel communication, peculiar in a specific mission. The channel can be managed by a different company than the owner of the satellite. Interception includes authentication/encryption schemes and medium access control. [1]

Standard/references: [2], [3]

ID: T2029.005
Sub-technique of:  T2029
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Tactic: Reconnaissance
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Platforms: Space-link communication
Version: 2.0
Created: 17 April 2023
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.

References

  1. CCSDS. (2022, February). REPORT CONCERNING SECURITY THREATS AGAINST SPACE MISSIONS, CCSDS 350.1-G-3. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. CCSDS. (2021, October). RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY AND MODULATION SYSTEMS, Earth Stations and Spacecraft, CCSDS 401.0-B-32. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  1. Lily Hay Newman. (2020, August). Hackers Are Building an Army of Cheap Satellite Trackers. Retrieved September 29, 2022.