Tag: Satellite

China Launches Quantum-Enabled Satellite

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans na’s launch of the first quantum satellite Tuesday will push forward efforts to develop the ability to send communications that can’t be penetrated by hackers, experts said. The satellite launched into space from the Jiuquan launch base in northwestern China’s The post China Launches Quantum-Enabled Satellite […]

World’s First Quantum Communications Satellite From China Designed To Thwart Hackers

China is reportedly set to launch the world’s first quantum communications satellite into orbit in July — a feat designed to improve the country’s data transmission and thwart hackers. The satellite is capable of securely sending and receiving data by establishing a strong quantum communication between space and Earth. Data sent between the two cannot […]

Sohae Satellite Launching Station: Activity at the Vertical Engine Test Stand 

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Jack Liu and Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr. Recent commercial satellite imagery of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station shows continued low-level activity that does not suggest imminent preparations for either the launch of a space launch vehicle (SLV) or engine […]

Suspicious Activity at North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Jack Liu Summary Recent commercial satellite imagery shows a range of low-level activities at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station (also referred to as “Tongchang-dong”)—at the launch pad, covered railway station, VIP housing area, launch control bunker and National Aerospace […]

GPS satellite networks are easy targets for hackers

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A pivotal network of GPS satellites doesn’t properly guard its communication, making devices back on Earth susceptible to hacking, according to new research. Lots of companies — everything ranging from overseas shipping containers to oil drilling rigs — use location data beamed from GPS trackers to […]

Hacker Breached NOAA Satellite Data on a Contractor’s PC

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite data was stolen from a contractor’s personal computer last year, but the agency could not investigate the incident because the employee refused to turn over the PC, according to a new inspector general report. […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com The post Hacker […]

Cyber-security: Small satellite dish systems called ripe for hacking

The small dish systems, VSATs, transmit often-sensitive data from far-flung locations for critical industries. A cyber-security report found thousands with ‘their digital front doors wide open.’ Thousands of small satellite dish-based computer systems that transmit often-sensitive data from far flung locations worldwide – oil rigs, ships at sea, banks, and even power grid substations –[continue […]