Researchers Intercept Vast Amounts of Unencrypted Satellite Data With Consumer Equipment

Study Reveals Critical Infrastructure, Military and Commercial Communications Exposed Through Geostationary Satellites

A comprehensive security study exposed significant vulnerabilities in geostationary satellite communications, revealing that sensitive data from corporations, governments and millions of consumers can be intercepted using equipment costing just a few hundred dollars. The University of California, San Diego and University of Maryland research team observ…