What makes his attacks possible, Nve says, is that DVB signals are usually left unencrypted. That lack of simple security, he says, stems from the logistical and legal complications of scrambling the signal, which might make it harder to share data among companies or agencies and—given that a satellite signal covers many countries—could run into red tape surrounding international use of cryptography.
And the same lack of encryption allowed insurgents to hack into the video feed of unmanned U. In fact, the techniques that Nve demonstrated are probably known to other satellite hackers but never publicized, says Jim Geovedi, a satellite security researcher and consultant with the firm Bellua in Indonesia.
They may have some cool tricks but have kept them secret for ages. Laurie claimed that he has been doing satellite feed hunting for years — at least as far back as the untimely demise of the late Princess Diana in Laurie claimed that he was able to find a non-public feed from a TV broadcaster that had left their transponder on in a Paris hotel room.
By sifting through the raw data, Laurie demonstrated that interesting satellite feeds that weren't intended to be public could be found. Going a step further, Laurie claimed that he had created his own python based script called dreaMMap that could create a 3d model of satellite frequency transmissions.
With the 3D model the user just does a point and click to steer dish to a particular satellite frequency. One memory of the Black Hat audience asked Laurie if what he was doing was legal.
Well I guess if you've got the money to burn I was just currious if anyone on here is into satellite stuff at all. Not the "oooh i wanna get free hbo" type stuff, but really understanding the different encryption methods. Im kind of a noob when it comes to most encryption standards, but i have a decent grasp of nagravision.
Anyways, just wondering if anyone here knows anything about sattelite encryption technology and would like to share some info. At AM , Unknown said…. At AM , Anonymous said…. Via ExpressVPN. He has been a tech enthusiast for as long as he can remember and has spent countless hours researching and tinkering with PCs, mobile phones and game consoles.
North America. Audio player loading…. Anthony Spadafora. See more Internet news. Through this, attackers can easily access email contents where they can easily decipher sensitive information such as PayPal account credentials. Not only this, but wind turbines that operate using satellites can easily be intercepted which can enable threat actors to change power generation settings leading to a disaster.
As an afterthought, the researcher explains, the internet is a web of interconnected devices and systems which is vulnerable to attacks in ways that you cannot even comprehend. Pavur cautions:. Did you enjoy reading this article? Do like our page on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. BlackHat BlueRepli attack lets hackers bypass Bluetooth authentication on Android Pavur explains in his research a critical point that makes satellite connections vulnerable to cyber attacks.
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