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Hackers Compete to Break into the Space Force’s Moonlighter Satellite
ITBrew (Sep, 2023)

Italy Triumphs in Historic Space Force Hack-A-Sat Competition
fabricstaffing (Sep, 2023)

How a Team From Italy Won the First Hack-a-Sat Satellite Hacking Contest
SpaceRef (Sep, 2023)

Hack-A-Sat Competition Helps Strengthen Cybersecurity in Space
RTX (Sep, 2023)

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2391 for Friday August 25th, 2023
ARNEWSLINE (Aug, 2023)

How a Hacking Crew Overtook a Satellite from Inside a Las Vegas Convention Center and Won $50,000
CYBERSCOOP (Aug, 2023)

Italian Team wins Space Force’s First On-Orbit Hack-A-Sat Contest
breakingdefense (Aug, 2023)

Italian Hackers Win on-orbit Satellite Hack Challenge
INTERESTING ENGINEERING (Aug, 2023)

Hackers Figured Out 3 Separate Ways to Break into US Air Force Satellites, and Won up to $50K for Doing It
Business Insider  (Aug, 2023)

Gli Italiani Che Hanno Hackerato un Satellite Degli Stati Uniti
WIRED  (Aug, 2023)

Hacking Crew Breached the US Air Force Satellite In Orbit And Won $50,000
Cyber Security News (Aug, 2023)

For the First Time, U.S. Government lets Hackers Break into Satellite in Spaceepare to Take on a Satellite at DEF CON
POLITICO  (Aug, 2023)

Hackers Prepare to Take on a Satellite at DEF CON
CYBERSCOOP  (Aug, 2023)

Hack-A-Sat’s Moonlighter Satellite Deploys to Low Earth Orbit after Last Month’s Successful Launch
AFRL  (July, 2023)

How Hackers Can Hijack a Satellite
The Edge (July, 2023)

Explore Like an Astronaut: Inspiring the Next Generation
Newsweek  (June, 2023)

Five Teams of Hackers Will Compete to Breach U.S. Satellite in Space?
Newsweek  (June, 2023)

A Global Satellite Blackout is a Real Threat — Can Hackers Help?
Financial Times  (June, 2023)

This New Satellite Enters Orbit with One Mission: To Get Abused by Hackers
The Record  (June, 2023)

Moonlighter Satellite Offers In-Orbit Target for Space Hackers
DARKReading  (June, 2023)

Air Force to Send Hackers to Space, Sort O

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National DEFENSE  (June, 2023)

Moonlighter – World’s First and Only Satellite-Hacking Sandbox
gbhackers (June, 2023)

First in Space: SpaceX and NASA Launch Satellite that Hackers will Attempt to Infiltrate during DEF CON
CYBERSCOOP (June, 2023)

Space Force’s Moonlighter: The Hacking Sandbox in Orbit Safeguarding Satellite Systems
ClearanceJobs (June, 2023)

Uncle Sam wants DEF CON Hackers to Pwn this Moonlighter Satellite in SpaceUS to Launch Moonlighter Cybersecurity Satellite this Week
The Register (June, 2023)

US to launch Moonlighter Cybersecurity Satellite this Week
siliconANGLE (May, 2023)

Moonlighter, The World’s First Hacking Test Bed In Space, To Launch With Five Other Small Satellites On SPACEX CRS-28 Hacking an On-Orbit Satellite: An Analysis of the CYSAT 2023 Demo
ISS National Laboratory (May, 2023)

Hacking an On-Orbit Satellite: An Analysis of the CYSAT 2023 Demo
Medium (May, 2023)

Hack-A-Sat 2023: Moonlighter
MilsatMagazine (May, 2023)

Space Cybersecurity: The Next Frontier For Small-Business GrowthMoonlighter Sat Will Let Hackers Practice in Orbit
Forbes (May, 2023)

SpaceX CRS-28
Wikipedia

Moonlighter Sat Will Let Hackers Practice in Orbit
Payload (April, 2023)

Harness the Power of Space Cybersecurity for Growth and Opportunity
INC (April, 2023)

In-orbit satellite Moonlighter features in Hack-A-Sat 4 security challenge
Electronics Weekly (April, 2023)

Space Systems Command’s Hack-A-Sat Competition Begins Registration Phase
ExecutiveGov (March, 2023)

The Hack that Should Have Been Impossible
Bloomberg (February, 2023) 

Press Releases

2021

DAF declares Hack-A-Sat Challenge winners, aims to reduce space vulnerability
Wright-Patterson AFB (Dec. 13, 2021)

Hackers square off to close gaps in satellite cybersecurity
README.security (Dec. 10, 2021)

The Shift in the Winds for Poland’s Space Scene
HACKERNOON (Nov. 14, 2021)

Gearing up for the second Hack-A-Sat satellite challenge event
CSMG (Nov. 12, 2021)

The Next Big Hack Could Come From the Stars
Bloomberg (Nov. 2, 2021)

Are There Cyberattacks in Space?
MUO (Oct. 12, 2021)

Why does the U.S. want ‘white hats’ hacking satellites
cybernews (Sep. 1, 2021)

DEF CON 29: Satellite hacking 101
WeLiveSecurity (Aug. 9, 2021)

Hack a Satellite [Hack-A-Sat] Contest | DEF CON 29
Alex Chaveriat | YouTube (Aug. 10, 2021)

Space Force’s Hack-A-Sat Dips a Toe in Digital Waters
Air Force Magazine (Aug. 16, 2021)

An Invitation to Hack a Satelite
SF Magazine (Aug. 11, 2021)

Space ISAC invites firms to join Small Satellite Community of Interest
SPACENEWS (Aug. 9, 2021)

For hackers, space is the final frontier
Vox (Jul. 29, 2021)

Space Innovation Talks (SIT) with Capt Alexandra Preiss and Capt Charles Bolen
SpaceForceAssociation (May 26, 2021)
Hack-A-Sat 2021 Podcasts

Space Innovation Talks (SIT) with Capt Alexandra Preiss and Capt Charles Bolen
SpaceForceAssociation (May 26, 2021)
Hack-A-Sat 2021 Podcasts

Satellite Hacking w/ Frank Pound
Security Voices (Sep. 13, 2021)

Episode 162 – Security in Space with Frank Pound
HACKER VALLEY (Aug. 10, 2021)

Mark Werremeyer and Bryce Kerley on DEF CON Hack-a-Sat
Decipher Security Podcast (Jun. 24, 2021)

Hacking Satellites for Fun & Profit
Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons Podcast (Jun. 21, 2021)