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As Wired and others have reported this spoofing attacking in the Black Sea could have been by the Russian Government. https://www.wired.co.uk/article/russia-gps
by vinayan3 7y ago
As Wired and others have reported this spoofing attacking in the Black Sea could have been by the Russian Government. https://www.wired.co.uk/article/russia-gps-spoofing https://www.wired.co.uk/article/russia-gps-spoofing
Others commenting that this could be considered terrorism but if the government is doing it in the interest of defense then it won't be considered illegal.
- netsharc 7y agoThe spoofing is probably so drones think it's a no-fly zone (since the GPS signals say, "you are now at one of the Moscow airports"), so there's less surveillance by amateurs. Are weaponized drone attacks a credible threat?
- velosol 7y agoWhile unsuccessful, there were weaponized drones used against Maduro (the Venezuelan president) in 2018 [1]. There are other more recent stories from Saudi Arabia [2]. [1]: https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/17/17703570/caracas-drone-attack-venezuela-president-nicolas-maduro https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/17/17703570/caracas-drone-at... [2]: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-oil-usa-iran/saudi-arabia-says-oil-facilities-near-riyadh-attacked-idUSKCN1SK0YM https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-oil-usa-iran/saudi-...