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Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets
About half of geostationary satellite communications, which carry sensitive data, are unencrypted and vulnerable to eavesdropping, according to researchers at the universities of California, San Diego, and Maryland. Over three years, the team used an $800 satellite receiver to capture unsecured communications, including phone calls, text messages, and military data. These findings exposed private data, including the location of military…