Hacking satellites - Security Affairs. Security Affairs. In a few days we have heard of a couple of satellite attacks by hackers meanwhile surfing on the web I came across more than one occasion in satellite photos reporting strange structures that we asked the real intended use. The successful attacks occurred in 2. The more serious of the two happened in ’0. NASA had control of the Terra EOS earth observation system satellite disrupted for 2 minutes in June, and then a further 9 minutes in October. During that time, whoever took control had full access to the satellites’ systems, but chose to do nothing with it.
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 The second hack affected the Landsat- 7 satellite on two occasions, one in October of ’0. July of ’0. 8. Unlike the Terra OS incident, this hack did not see control taken away, but access was gained. We read that Chinese hackers have taken control of NASA satellites for 1. The satellites are a vital component in the process of information management, a stream of bits passes on our heads, no matter whether its a talk show or to military communications, they are there and hackers and militar government know it.
It is a new challenge, access and control this data. What is going on in our heads? The phenomenon of hacking satellites seems to be fashionable.
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- The phenomenon of hacking satellites seems to. The reason being they use the Internet for data. The Chinese hack a NASA satellite to calibrate or to.
GUIDE to (mostly) Harmless Hacking. Volume 3, Number 13. * Conferences devoted to small and amateur satellites * Pirate radio and the legal alternatives.
Let me suggest a precious reading (Hacking a Bird in the sky), a proof of concept made by the popular security experts Jim Geovedi, Raditya Iryandi and Raoul Chiesa that have approached the problem in the past. What if they could get hold? Which scenario we face if they were able to govern satellite communications?
В The answer is obvious as terrifying. But the satellites are really vulnerable? В Current satellite systems are vulnerable to several type of attacks but the problem is known and from several parts is working to improve its security. Without going deep in the topic we can enumerate the main threats for those systems: Denial of Service (Jam Uplink, Overpower Uplink, Jam Downlin)Attack to Orbital Positioning (Raging Transponder Spoofing, Direct Commanding,Command Replay,Insertion)To show e sensible interest on this issue by Governments and cyber criminals Congress of the U.
S has made a report. В entitled “U. S.- CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION“.
Malicious cyber activities can be carried out to either destroy the system rendering it useless, or to exploit it to access to sensible informations breaking intelligence actions.  Interestingly, the report points to the use of ground stations outside of the U. S. to control satellites as weak points. The reason being they use the Internet for data access and communication, not a closed link. Which are the conclusions proposed in the report ?  • China is one of the top space powers in the world today.
The prestige of space exploration and the national security benefits of space systems serve as primary motivators for Chinese decisionmakers. China views all space activities in the context of вЂвЂcomprehensive. В national power.
This concept includes many dimensions, but.  military aspects are fundamental. China’s civil space programs have made impressive achievements.  over the past several decades.
China seeks new opportunities to sell satellites as well as satellite and launch services in international commercial space markets. Chinese firms’ prospects for greater success in this field remain uncertain over the near term. However, China’s international space- related diplomatic initiatives and their firms’ ability to offer flexible terms on sales to developing countries may. В provide additional opportunities. In the military sphere, China appears to seek вЂвЂspace supremacy. В The PLA aims to implement this policy through two tracks. First,В they increasingly utilize space for the purposes of force enhancement.
The best example is China’s integration of space- based.  sensors and guided weapons. Second, they seek the capabilities  to deny an adversary the use of space in the event of a conflict.  To this end, China has numerous, active, counterspace weapons.  programs with demonstrated capabilities.
China’s military space.  and counterspace activities are part of a larger strategy for area.
В control. But are we sure that it is all China’s fault? Are they the only Country interested in the control of satellite communications? Of course not. I leave you with a little mystery … In recent days the media spread the news of the discovery of satellite images which were taken strange structures in the Chinese desert. What are they for? Some experts believe that these are structure in use for satellite calibration. So far so normal.
This morning a collegue informed me that coordinates reported in the article related to NASA satellite hacking are related to the area where the strange calibration structures has been discovered. В Amazing!! В The Chinese hack a NASA satellite to calibrate or to test it on presumed internal calibration structures? Journalistic error or what else? Something is not right! В (Pierluigi Paganini).
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Harmless Hacking Volume 3, Number 1. Satellite Hacking____________________________________________________________In this Guide you will learn about: * Who can help you learn how to build your own satellite, and get it launched into orbit.* How to get taken seriously when you ask for help* Examples of universities where you can learn how to build your own* Conferences devoted to small and amateur satellites* Pirate radio and the legal alternatives* How to become a radio amateur hero* How to break into satellites (not!)____________________________________________________________For real hackers (as opposed to computer criminals who call themselves hackers), satellite hacking is about building your own, getting them launched, and using them. Furthermore, believe it or not, the world's first communications satellite was built by a group of radio amateurs. They were real hackers in the truest sense of the word. Who Can Help You____________________________________________________________If you want to build your own space satellite, get it launched, and use it to do fun things, your best bet is to join the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, http: //www. The Amsat people launched their first home- built satellite, OSCAR I, on December 1.
Amazingly enough, it was the first satellite that wasn’t built by the governments of the U. S. or the former Soviet Union (now Russia). Furthermore, it was only four years after the first satellite launch in history (the Soviet Sputnik I), and long before the first commercial satellites. Amsat managed to get it launched by persuading the U. S. Air Force to carry it piggyback into orbit along with the Discover 3. OSCAR I was a simple test satellite that broadcasted a message in Morse code of "HI- HI" over the VHF 2 meter band (1. MHz). Over five hundred amateurs in 2.
January 1, 1. 96. OSCAR III was Amsat’s first true communications satellite.
On March 9, 1. 96. U. S. Air Force gave Amsat a piggyback launch, this time along with seven military satellites. OSCAR III relayed voice contacts in the VHF 2 meter band (1.
MHz uplink and 1. MHz downlink). OSCAR III's transponder lasted 1. During this time, over 1. Newbie notes: Hz stands for Hertz, meaning cycles per second. VHF stands for Very High Frequency radio waves. VHF frequencies are also often called short wave radio. Sometimes radio waves are measured by length of the waves, for example 2 meter band instead of by frequency (Hz).
Morse code is a means of communicating by simply sending short and long noises: dots and dashes with the dashes represented by a noise three times as long as a dot. Most famously, the distress signal SOS is represented in Morse code by dot dot dot, dash dash dash, dot dot dot. See http: //dict. More - -- > > Back to the Guides to.
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