A 63-hour-long marathon of GPS jamming attacks disrupted global satellite navigation systems for hundreds of aircraft flying through the Baltic region – and Russia is thought to be responsible

Russia is suspected of launching a record-breaking 63-hour-long attack on GPS signals in the Baltic region. The incident, which affected hundreds of passenger jets earlier this month, occurred amid rising tensions between Russia and the NATO military alliance more than two years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

“We have seen an increase in GPS jamming since the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, and allies have publicly warned that Russia has been behind GPS jamming affecting aviation and shipping,” a NATO official told New Scientist. “Russia has a track record of jamming GPS signals and has a range of capabilities for electronic warfare.”

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    3 months ago

    Threatening the lives of EU citizens and commerce in an effort to force the European nations to withdraw support from Ukraine.

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      3 months ago

      It was GPS spoofing. The navs fucked up.

      Don’t pilots still learn to work with a compas or stars? Radio guidance? Like, nothing that uses GPS is new.

      It was just really inconvenient for a bunch of people.

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          3 months ago

          So, what, order a bunch of pizzas? Spam everyone with dick pics? I’m not seeing it. This just looks impotent, unless there’s more to it.

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              3 months ago

              So is your mom.

              Or maybe she’s just being really polite about refusing my advances. I don’t have a chance, do I?

              Seriously though; what do you think the point is? That Russia’s willing to cross boundaries and do unethical shit? Remember when they stole a major party in american politics?