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Cybersecurity team says it gained full control of latest Starlink terminals

The researchers said they used hardware attacks to reopen a previously unavailable entry point for security studies of the Starlink satellite system.

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A team of cybersecurity experts from Darknavy, an independent research institute headquartered in Singapore and Shanghai, said it has compromised the latest Starlink user terminals, crossing what it describes as security boundaries of the satellite constellation. In a post on its social media account on Tuesday, Darknavy said it achieved full administrative control over the terminals, allowing the team to run custom code on the devices.

Darknavy said the access gives researchers more freedom to study Starlink security, noting that research into the system had largely stalled because the terminals could not be hacked. The terminal is described as an antenna and a router, making it a critical node for direct communication between terminals and satellites.

The story also notes that as newer satellites are equipped with laser links, some satellites can communicate directly with one another, reducing reliance on ground stations while improving transmission speeds and expanding coverage. Darknavy said its breakthrough addresses a long missing path for deeper security work on the Starlink setup, centered on the terminals.

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