“Hacker” Ruben Santamarta on turning in-orbit satellite antennas into HIRF murder weapons remotely

Last Call for SATCOM Security — “… This time, in addition to describing the vulnerabilities, we will go one step further and demonstrate how to turn compromised SATCOM devices into RF weapons. This talk will cover new areas on the topic, such as reverse engineering, Radio Frequency (RF), SATCOM, embedded security, and transportation safety and security.”

[ Source ] https://www.blackhat.com/us-18/briefings/schedule/#last-call-for-satcom-security-11192

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