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Exclusive: US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources | Reuters
"During the meeting, #Ukraine was told it faced imminent shutoff of the Starlink service if it did not reach a deal on critical minerals, said the source, who requested anonymity to discuss closed negotiations." #Musk
NFL. Ukraine military is really smart. It will be a blow to lose Starlink, but they have certainly established contingency plans for this eventuality.
I'm wondering how effectively Starlink can really enforce this? How good is their space based cyber security?
Can't their encryption just be broken?
@benh @mastodonmigration @GottaLaff they wouldn't be refusing to accept connections from accounts they believe are Ukrainian, just having the satellites turn off their radios when they're over Ukraine
@kkarhan@infosec.space@dragonfrog @benh @mastodonmigration @GottaLaff yeah, "selected availability" is nothing new.
- Fortunately, #Starlink ain't the only Satellites in range!https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114048956346770087
@kkarhan@dragonfrog @benh @mastodonmigration @GottaLaff as for #ITsec amd the whole #Starlink #Network: It basically uses a homegrown mix of #DOCSIS, #GSM and #ViaSat #SurfBeam technologies to generate these hexagon coverage areas.
- Certainly not trivial, but not impossible to #BlueBox, tho unless one needs #FPS-grade #Ping|s, it's not worth the effort when other Options like #KaSAT are easier and cheaper to get hold of...https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114048966406486263