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Posted on October 27, 2011 by Sophos

Hackers targeted US government satellites, Congressional report claims

It sounds like the stuff of James Bond – foreign hackers managing to gain unauthorised access to US satellites as they orbit 700 km above the Earth, and interfere with their controls.

But, according to a US Congressional Report, it’s not fiction..

CategoriesChina, Cyberwarfare, Naked Security, NASA, satellite, Security Tagshacking, Vulnerability

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