The hacking of Starlink terminals has begun
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Re: The hacking of Starlink terminals has begun
#2Previously, previously, previously, previously: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=The%20hacking%20of%20Starlink%...
Re: The hacking of Starlink terminals has begun
#3Previously, previously, previously, previously: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=The%20hacking%20of%20Starlink%...
On a side note: wondering why the Starlink maritime coverage link [1] has made it to the homepage, but the hacking stuff never did.
Re: The hacking of Starlink terminals has begun
#4Previously, previously, previously, previously: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=The%20hacking%20of%20Starlink%...
wow, lots happened in just one single day... thanks and voted
Re: The hacking of Starlink terminals has begun
#5Relevant presentation on DEFCON Media server:
https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2030/DEF%20CON%2030%20pre...
https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2030/DEF%20CON%2030%20pre...
Re: The hacking of Starlink terminals has begun
#6I see a lot of articles that quote the cost for hacking a product or service. I feel like these type of titles undermine the effort that took place. Surely the lab Wouters used had tools and processes that aren't cheap, nor would you consider his expertise inexpensive.
I'm not impressed by a PCB board being cheap. Does anyone else feel this way about similar headlines?
Re: The hacking of Starlink terminals has begun
#7Is there any mitigation against these kinds of power/timing attacks? I think the Switch was originally hacked this way.
Re: The hacking of Starlink terminals has begun
#8I see a lot of articles that quote the cost for hacking a product or service. I feel like these type of titles undermine the effort that took place. Surely the lab Wouters used had tools and processes that aren't cheap, nor would you consider his expertise inexpensive. I'm not impressed by a PCB board being cheap. Does anyone else feel this way about similar headlines?
Yes and no. Is the $25 increasingly irrelevant. Sure. Is it clickbait-y, yes. Does it matter because it might make it more widespread, it probably still does.
Re: The hacking of Starlink terminals has begun
#9I see a lot of articles that quote the cost for hacking a product or service. I feel like these type of titles undermine the effort that took place. Surely the lab Wouters used had tools and processes that aren't cheap, nor would you consider his expertise inexpensive. I'm not impressed by a PCB board being cheap. Does anyone else feel this way about similar headlines?
Price is a factor for how accessible the hack is. If it requires an expensive FGPA or a lot of AWS time to crack then that makes it less appealing.
Re: The hacking of Starlink terminals has begun
#10I see a lot of articles that quote the cost for hacking a product or service. I feel like these type of titles undermine the effort that took place. Surely the lab Wouters used had tools and processes that aren't cheap, nor would you consider his expertise inexpensive. I'm not impressed by a PCB board being cheap. Does anyone else feel this way about similar headlines?
I think the point is that anyone with $25 can hack Starlink once the script or instructions are published online. Information costs almost nothing to publish/ share so it's the cost of the hardware that matters.