A substantial increase in GPS” spoofing” occurrences has been witnessed that goal business airliners, according to cybersecurity experts. This type of online strike has now allowed for time manipulation and can disrupt aircraft’s flight.
OPSGROUP, an aviation advisory body, reports a 400 % rise in GPS spoofing incidents affecting commercial airliners, particularly near conflict zones. Unauthorized ground-based GPS systems are frequently involved in these incidents, which broadcast fake positions to the airport to disorient receiving drones or missiles.
At the DEF Fraud hackers convention in Las Vegas, Ken Munro, the leader of Pen Test Partners, made the claim that” We think too much about GPS being a source of position, but it’s truly a source of time” during a presentation. He continued,” We’re starting to notice reports of the clocks on board airplanes starting to do strange things” during spoofing events.
Munro shared an affair with Reuters where a significant American firm’s aircraft’s onboard clocks immediately advanced by years, causing the aircraft to gain access to its online encrypted communication systems.
While engineers physically reset the onboard systems, the aircraft was put on a week-long suspension. The airport and aircraft involved were not identified by Munro.
In April, Finnair recently suspended flights to Tartu, Estonia, according to GPS spoofing, which Tallin attributed to neighbouring Russia.
GPS has generally replaced cheap ground-based television beams that help planes land. With little technical knowledge, GPS signals may be easily blocked or distorted using fairly inexpensive, readily-accessible components.
Munro told Reuters,” Is it going to make a helicopter fall? No, it’s no”. He explained that the confusion brought on by GPS phishing could lead to a number of minor occurrences that may ultimately lead to serious incidents.
