Hackers compete to take over a satellite… in space
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The US protection power has organized the Hack-A-Sat 4 competition to happen at some level of the annual Defcon hacker convention in August. The fair of the contestants is to rob over a satellite in orbit across the Earth.
Eight hacker groups from the US, Australia, Italy, Poland and Germany emerged from the April qualifiers, the keep extra than 380 groups registered. If all goes in accordance with understanding, the hackers will compete in Las Vegas at some level of Defcon, reports Newsweek. The contributors are so-called “white-hat” hackers who engage in ethical hacking, attacking systems on behalf of their owners to establish assorted security flaws.
The competition is organized by the US Air Force Be taught Laboratory. On outdated instances, the aim has been a satellite that has remained down right here on Earth, but this 365 days the contestants will aim an orbiting satellite.
The satellite that the hackers are focused on is named Moonlighter, and is designed to be at possibility of hacker assaults. The satellite is regarding the size of a toaster and has several security facets. As an illustration, it’s not geared up with its fill engines. Controllers will moreover be ready to reboot the satellite’s system and kick out any intruders if needed.
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