Satellite phones are hackable

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Picture of a satellite phone
Picture of a satellite phone

Charities and journalists working abroad will be among those chilled by the thought that their satellite phones aren't as secure as they thought - German researchers have cracked two of the main encryption systems used to make the messages private. No doubt some people will have a giggle at the idea of journalists having their phones hacked, but there are hundreds of thousands of people affected.

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