Read the story: [ Ссылка ]. A radio navigation research team from the Cockrell School's Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics successfully discovered they could subtly coerce a 213-foot superyacht off its course, using a custom-made GPS device. The video above contains footage of the team performing the experiment aboard the White Rose of Drachs. It was produced by the research team and is narrated by lead researcher and assistant professor Todd Humphreys. As you view this video, watch out for the bent wake (pattern of water generated by the ship as it moves), which was actually created by spoofing.
The purpose of the experiment was to measure the difficulty of carrying out a spoofing attack at sea and to determine how easily sensors in the ship's command room could identify the threat. The researchers hope their demonstration will shed light on the perils of navigation attacks, serving as evidence that spoofing is a serious threat to marine vessels and other forms of transportation.
