After seeing Wi-Fi network named “STINKY,” Navy found hidden Starlink dish on US warship

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https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/sailors-hid-an-unauthorized-starlink-on-the-deck-of-a-us-warship-and-lied-about-it/

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d00ery@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Why even broadcast the SSID? Basic mistake there!

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- TwinTusks@bitforged.space ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  My exact thinking, why not just hide the SSID. Maybe they did, but the ones involved talked (like some other crew saw them with internet and asked)?
  
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