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Robert Lee, the founder of cybersecurity firm Dragos said that “attacking such systems can have lots of secondary and unknown third order impact such as the communications networks the wind farms in Europe use and it was a bold and reckless attack”This is not the first time Western governments accused Russia of using cyberattacks in Ukraine. In April, the U.S. government along with its “Five Eyes” allies—Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK—said in a statement that “Russian state-sponsored cyber operations included distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and older operations have included deployment of destructive malware against Ukrainian government and critical infrastructure organizations.” In response to the government's’ announcements, a Viasat spokesperson said: “We recognize international governments have identified who they believe to be responsible for the cyberattack on the KA-SAT network. We have and will continue to work closely with relevant law enforcement and governmental authorities as part of the ongoing investigation.”Ukraine's State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. UPDATE, May 10, 11:45 a.m. ET: This story was updated to include the State Department’s statement.UPDATE, May 10, 1:07 p.m. ET: This story was updated to include Viasat’s comment. Subscribe to our cybersecurity podcast, CYBER.Do you have information about other hacks in Ukraine? We’d love to hear from you. You can contact Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai securely on Signal at +1 917 257 1382, Wickr/Telegram/Wire @lorenzofb, or email lorenzofb@vice.com