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Ops, Security Experts Alert of GPS Spoofing Near Iran
A dozen reports of GPS spoofing near Iran have surfaced
Ops Group maps the fake GPS occurrences (Image: Ops Group)
Ops Group, mapping the GPS spoofing occurrences, expressed concern that this type of activity is now known to be possible. (Image: Ops Group)

International operations and security specialists are warning that aircraft flying over Iraq near the Iranian border are being targeted with fake GPS signals that are leading to navigation failures.

OpsGroup issued a “Level 1” risk alert citing 12 separate reports involving aircraft ranging from an Embraer Praetor 600, Bombardier Challenger 650, Gulfstream G650, and Dassault Falcon 8X to an Embraer 190 and Boeing 737 and 777.

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