Researchers successfully launch GPS spoofing attacks on car navigation systems
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Researchers at Virginia Tech, China University of Electronic Science and Technology and Microsoft Research published the paper “All Your GPS Are Belong To Us: Towards Stealthy Manipulation of Road Navigation Systems,” demonstrating the successful launch of GPS spoofing attacks on human drivers.
To perform the attack, the researchers developed an algorithm that works in near real time, using a portable GPS spoofing device priced at about $223, which can be easily installed in a target car or a trailing car 50 meters away from the target car.
The researchers say the algorithm allows the attacker to choose an area that tricks the victim, sending false GPS input signals to the target car, and triggering navigation commands and route displays on the map. If the victim follows the instructions, the vehicle will travel on the wrong route or location.
The researchers tested their algorithms in China and the United States, and 38 of the 40 participants followed the navigation to the wrong place. Researchers explained “38 out of 40 participants (95%) follow the navigation to all the wrong destinations. All Your GPS Are Belong To Us: Towards Stealthy Manipulation of Road Navigation Systems.“
Researchers believe this approach can attack any GPS-enabled road navigation system.
You can read more in the research paper here.
Source: bleeping computer
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