Mastodawn

Researchers pointed a satellite dish at the sky for 3 years and monitored what unencrypted data it picked up. The results were shocking: They obtained thousands of T-Mobile users' phone calls and texts, military and law enforcement secrets, much more: 🧵👇https://www.wired.com/story/satellites-are-leaking-the-worlds-secrets-calls-texts-military-and-corporate-data/

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted.

WIRED

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Adam Shostack

Oct 14

@agreenberg Anyone have a summary of what’s new/How does this differ from https://www.pcmag.com/news/sensitive-satellite-internet-data-is-easily-accessible ?

Sensitive Satellite Internet Data Is Easily Accessible, If You Know Where to Look

At Black Hat, an Oxford University student outlines how his team intercepted unencrypted satellite internet data across a 'massive attack area' from government agencies, major shipping companies, Greek billionaires, and more.

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Anne Ominous

@adamshostack @agreenberg

from only a CURSORY look at that article you posted, and the one posted by greenberg..

i would say this is the major difference, tho both studies came to similar conclusions:

the Oxford team focused on 18 satellites, and what they were broadcasting,

while this new study has used a satellite dish to pick up ANY communications from transmitting satellites that were passing over their dish

*this is just my own assumption - feel free to correct me if i'm wrong

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Juli Jane Oct 14

@rustoleumlove
Nope. The article says this new research was also targeting geosynchronous satellites.

"[...] communications of geosynchronous satellites in the small band of space visible from their Southern California vantage point. By simply pointing their dish at different satellites [...]"

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