Shocking new research reveals how anyone with $750 can intercept unencrypted satellite data, exposing everything from government secrets to in-flight Wi-Fi traffic. Find out why decades-old vulnerabilities are still open and who actually wants it that way.<ul> 
<li>Study: The World's Satellite Data Is Massively Vulnerable To Snooping</li> 
<li>You Only Need $750 of Equipment to Pilfer Data From Satellites, Researchers Say</li> 
<li>Hackers Dox Hundreds of DHS, ICE, FBI, and DOJ Officials</li> 
<li>DHS says Chinese criminal gangs made $1B from US text scams</li> 
<li>cr.yp.to: 2025.10.04: NSA and IETF</li> 
<li>Why Signal's post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievement</li> 
<li>Court reduces damages Meta will get from spyware maker NSO Group but bans it from WhatsApp</li> 
<li>How I Almost Got Hacked By A 'Job Interview'</li> 
<li>New California law requires AI to tell you it's AI</li> 
<li>The European Union issued its first fines under the AI Act, penalizing a French facial recognition startup €12 million for deploying unverified algorithms in public security contracts</li> 
<li>Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors</li> 
<li>Texas hit with a pair of lawsuits for its app store age verification requirements</li> 
<li>Australia shares tips to wean teens off social media ahead of ban. Will it work?</li> 
<li>California enacts age-gate law for app stores</li> 
<li>Meta is asking Facebook users to give its AI access to their entire camera roll</li> 
<li>Meta poached Andrew Tulloch, co-founder of Thinking Machines Lab, with a compensation package rumored to reach $1.5 billion over six years</li> 
<li>Even top generals are looking to AI chatbots for answers</li> 
<li>Roku's AI-upgraded voice assistant can answer questions about what you're watching</li> 
<li>Tesla debuts a steering wheel-less taxi for two</li> 
<li>Waymo and DoorDash Are Teaming Up to Deliver Your Food via Robotaxi</li></ul> 
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