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   Hanse Mina (hanse_mina@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 05-Feb-2026 00:36:22 JST Hanse Mina

   European security officials say two Russian space vehicles likely intercepted communications from at least a dozen key satellites over Europe, risking data exposure and possible interference with satellite trajectories.

   https://www.ft.com/content/cd08c49c-658e-49c9-9a15-234f2bfc2074

   #Ukraine #Russia #EU

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 05-Feb-2026 00:36:22 JST Rich Felker

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     @hanse_mina What kind of incompetence is going on here for interception to give anything but meaningless random bits?

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 05-Feb-2026 06:43:31 JST Rich Felker

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     • Konstantin Weddige

     @weddige @hanse_mina WTF 🤡

     Sounds like a bullshit excuse for incompetence.

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     Konstantin Weddige (weddige@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 05-Feb-2026 06:43:32 JST Konstantin Weddige

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     • Rich Felker

     @dalias @hanse_mina

     "The official expressed concern that sensitive information — notably command data for European satellites — is unencrypted, because many were launched years ago without advanced onboard computers or encryption capabilities."