Hackers took control of a Department of Defense satellite on Aug. 9 as part of the final challenge in "Hack-A-Sat," a competition run by the Air Force and DOD's Defense Digital Service intended to spur interest in aerospace cybersecurity. More than 2,000 teams comprising 6,000 people participated in qualification events in late May, and eight teams survived to take part in the final competition Aug. 7-9, where they vied to seize control of a working satellite and take a photograph of the moon. "Space is an increasingly important contributor to global economies and security," Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology, and logistics said in a release. "Letting experts hack an orbiting satellite will teach us how to build more secure systems in the future."
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