• Pacattack57@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Here’s the meat and potatoes of the article.

    In 2023, they decided that the best way to deal with the problem was to secretly bolt a Starlink terminal to the “O-5 level weatherdeck” of a US warship.

    They called the resulting Wi-Fi network “STINKY”—and when officers on the ship heard rumors and began asking questions, the leader of the scheme brazenly lied about it. Then, when exposed, she went so far as to make up fake Starlink usage reports suggesting that the system had only been accessed while in port, where cybersecurity and espionage concerns were lower.

    Rather unsurprisingly, the story ends badly, with a full-on Navy investigation and court-martial.

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      2 months ago

      when officers on the ship heard rumors

      Lol not only is this an incredible violation of security, they couldn’t even keep their fucking mouths shut about it.

    • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net
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      2 months ago

      Good. At a company, you get your ass fired if they catch you using non-approved equipment on company infrastructure. It can lead to leaks and infiltration, and lost of revenue.

      In the military, that’s people’s lives!