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Hackers can easily gather a trove of sensitive personal and military information from satellites in space using just a $600 (€512) kit, according to a new study.
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego and the University of Maryland conducted the first scan of internet traffic coming from 39 satellites in geostationary orbit (GEO) in western North America, as well as 411 transponders that receive their signals. The researchers built their system using everyday products.
Over a seven-month period, they gathered unencrypted traffic such as text messages, phone numbers, calling history, and internet browsing history from satellites used by mobile provider
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