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[–] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 40 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think the security is adequately managed by the need for a massive transmitter as well as the question "what is there to gain via a hostile takeover and re-programming the probe?"

I bet there's actual security of some kind going on, but those two points seem like a massive hurdle to clear just to mess with a deep space probe.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 46 points 6 months ago (1 children)

what is there to gain via a hostile takeover and re-programming the probe

"We did it for the lulz".

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 25 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago

Imagine playing with a 22 hour delay on frames.