Black market boom: Musk's Starlink is getting into the wrong hands
SpaceX's Starlink faces a growing black market, especially in conflict zones and repressive regimes where its use is unauthorized.
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SpaceX's Starlink faces a growing black market, especially in conflict zones and repressive regimes where its use is unauthorized.
US News: Starlink, a SpaceX initiative, offers broadband internet via a network of approximately 5,500 satellites launched since 2019. Currently serving about
Starlink: Or take Sudan, where a year-long civil war has led to accusations of genocide, crimes against humanity and millions of people fleeing their homes. With the regular internet down for months, soldiers of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are among those using the system for their logistics, according to Western diplomats.
SpaceX’s Starlink touts its high-speed internet as “available almost anywhere on Earth.”
Starlink is a satellite internet provider operated by Elon Musk's company SpaceX, with some 2.6 million customers across the world already legally using the high-speed network.