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Security Expert Discovers Hole In Satellite Communications
Tammy Leitner and Lisa Capitanini
nbcchicago.com
A cyber security expert tells NBC5 Investigates he has found a way to hack into the satellite communications systems used in multiple industries.
"These devices are wide open right now," said Ruben Santamarta, a security consultant based in Madrid, Spain with IOActive.
Pilots, ship captains and military personnel rely on satellite networks to communicate when there are no phone lines or wireless networks available.
"If someone can see the password or that user name it's over," he added. "Those vulnerabilities can be exploited to remotely compromise those devices."
Santamarta said he used something called reverse engineering -- or decoding -- to hack satellite communications equipment used in aerospace, maritime and military industries.
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