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.
Boycotting ALL products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to lie about 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.
Boycotting ALL products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to lie about my native country.
Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada
Government of Canada: Claiming refugee protection (asylum) from within Canada