A new academic investigation has exposed a widespread and largely overlooked vulnerability in global satellite communications. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Maryland found that a significant share of geostationary satellite signals – responsible for transmitting vast amounts of sensitive data every day – remain unencrypted.


































:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(471x244:473x246)/CNN-New-Years-Eve-with-Anderson-Cooper-123124-9952e5f00fc1425f87113ba2bfb97b29.jpg)



