Why blow up satellites when you can just hack them?
tl;dr: Modern satellites run (or, rather, used to run) unpatched code. The researchers showed how to take over a simulated satellite's computers, and separately take over its thrusters.
Why it's here: Just where does "space" start, and who owns it? The Silver Millennium (whose leader believes in Love and Justice and thus wouldn't get along with a particular someone who had a lot of political power in 2017), maybe? And what kind of leverage could they bring to keep their independence?
tl;dr: Modern satellites run (or, rather, used to run) unpatched code. The researchers showed how to take over a simulated satellite's computers, and separately take over its thrusters.
Why it's here: Just where does "space" start, and who owns it? The Silver Millennium (whose leader believes in Love and Justice and thus wouldn't get along with a particular someone who had a lot of political power in 2017), maybe? And what kind of leverage could they bring to keep their independence?
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
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Boycotting all products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to threaten to annex my native country.
Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada
Government of Canada: Claiming refugee protection (asylum) from within Canada
Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown
Boycotting all products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to threaten to annex my native country.
Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada
Government of Canada: Claiming refugee protection (asylum) from within Canada