GPS Under Attack

GPS Under Attack as Crooks, Rogue Workers Wage Electronic War

Mike Brunker | August 8, 2016

Once the province of hostile nations, electronic warfare has arrived with little fanfare on U.S. highways and byways.
Criminals, rogue employees and even otherwise law-abiding citizens are using illegal "jamming" devices to overpower GPS, cellphone and other electronic signals over localized areas. The devices are small and mobile — a common variety plugs into a vehicle's cigarette lighter — making it difficult for law enforcement to identify the culprits.
And experts say the threat to the Global Positioning System (GPS) — the critical space-based navigational, positional and timing network — is escalating as potentially more destructive "spoofing" devices become readily available.

"A sophisticated eight-antenna jamming device built into a suitcase. One such "serious kit" was recently used by crooks smuggling drugs from Germany into the U.K. to knock out a variety of communications signals." Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gps-under-attack-crooks-rogue-workers-wage-electronic-war-n618761

"Mini GPS jammer for Car, $18.00." Source: http://www.alljammer.com/mini-gps-jammer-for-car-p-139.html

<more at http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gps-under-attack-crooks-rogue-workers-wage-electronic-war-n618761;; related articles and links: http://fleetowner.com/technology/gps-jammers-recovered-cargo-thieves-says-freightwatch (GPS jammers recovered from cargo thieves, says FreightWatch. Supply chain security firm noted law enforcement has recovered four such devices in last 14 months. September 28, 2015) and http://fleetowner.com/technology/telematics-hacking-three-things-you-need-know (Telematics hacking: Three things you need to know. Jamming and spoofing may be your greatest threats. September 3, 2015)>