Remember the opening scene of the first Fast and Furious film when bandits hijacked a truck to steal its cargo? Or consider the recent real-life theft of $4 million in gold from a truck transiting from Miami to Massachusetts. Heists like these could become easier to pull off thanks to security flaws in systems used for tracking valuable shipments and assets.. Vulnerabilities in asset-tracking systems made by Globalstar and its subsidiaries would allow a hijacker to track valuable and sensitive cargo The link for this article located at Wired is no longer available. . Weaknesses in satellite navigation frameworks present dangers to freight, heightening the chances of criminal interception and loss.. Asset Tracking Systems, Cargo Theft Risks, Satellite Vulnerability Exploits. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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