A random sequence in an innocuous GPS message field is likely encrypted traffic from the U.S. military’s system for remotely updating cryptographic keys around the world.
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The U.S. Military Quietly Turned GPS Into a Global ‘Numbers Station,’ Evidence Suggests
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imperious_melange@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Yeah using the GPS band for comms is a thing. Or if you’re an adversary you can transmit comms on the same band but more powerful to block GPS signals which is exactly what one nation in particular has been doing.