Palo Alto Networks warns cyber risks to space assets could trigger EUR 20 billion hit in weeklong satcom outage

• Palo Alto Networks flagged rising cyber risk to commercial space infrastructure as privatization accelerates faster than security controls.
• Analysis warned satellite compromises can drive immediate real-world disruption, including aviation navigation errors or supply-chain dislocation.
• An ESA-modeled seven-day satcom outage implied up to EUR 20 billion in losses across member states and Canada.
• Estimated impacts included EUR 19 billion in maritime logistics losses, EUR 558 million in aviation disruption, EUR 352 million in connectivity outages.
• Unit 42 tracks multiple state-backed groups targeting space-sector systems, with legacy satellite hardware extending exposure over 10-15 year lifecycles.

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