Hack Satellites

The embedded systems in satellites, especially the old ones about to be decommissioned, are quite hack-able.

I first learned about hacking of satellites from Vertrose in their article. I wanted to amplify it here, as well as the embedded systems component, which are quite vulnerable (whether we talk about cars, lightbulbs, or satellites, securing embedded systems is difficult…for most).

From the article in WIRED, “at the ShmooCon security conference…embedded device security researcher Karl Koscher raised questions about a different phase of a satellite’s life cycle: What…