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feraloink | 4 months ago

In https://satcom.sysnet.ucsd.edu/ Has The Issue Been Fixed section:

>we re-scanned with their permission and were able to verify a remedy had been deployed: T-Mobile, WalMart, and KPU.

The fact that critical infrastructure (e.g. utility companies using satellite links for remote-operated SCADA) was exposed is really scary too.

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colechristensen|4 months ago

>The fact that critical infrastructure (e.g. utility companies using satellite links for remote-operated SCADA) was exposed is really scary too.

Really serious security risks in critical/industrial infrastructure are ... numerous. And these aren't complex vulnerabilities, these are leaving the door open with default passwords, unencrypted traffic, and that sort of thing.