Geo News
March 2, 2026
•[ cyberattack, broadcast hijacking, satellite hacking ]
Pakistan Observer reported Geo News said it suffered a sustained and sophisticated cyberattack over the prior 24 hours in which its transmission via Pakistans PakSat satellite was hacked. The channel said attackers breached the broadcast feed, caused repeated interruptions, and hijacked the screen to air unauthorized messages. Geo News stated it had no connection to the malicious content and was working to restore secure operations. The report focuses on disruption of broadcast integrity/availability rather than data theft.
Badr satellite
January 18, 2026
•[ broadcast hijacking, hacktivism, signal interference ]
The Record reported that several Iranian state television channels were briefly hijacked on Sunday (January 18, 2026), interrupting programming to air protest footage and anti-regime messages, including content associated with an exiled opposition figure. The affected channels were transmitted via the Badr satellite used to deliver provincial stations nationwide. Social media clips showed messages urging continued protests alongside solidarity footage. The incident appears to be a short-lived disruption to broadcast integrity/availability rather than a data theft event; the report did not confirm compromise of internal newsroom systems or theft of customer/employee data.
