Security
GPS Spoofing Incidents Increase in Middle East
Some aircraft departing Tel Aviv are being led toward Lebanon
OpsGroup spoofing map (Image: OpsGroup)
OpsGroup spoofing map (Image: OpsGroup)

GPS spoofing continues to expand and increase, according to international operations and security intelligence organization OpsGroup, which said it has received nearly 50 reports of fake signals impacting operators involving three different types of incidents.

OpsGroup first sounded the alarm on the spoofing incidents in September, citing a dozen reports of aircraft being targeted with fake signals as they flew over Iraq near the Iranian border. In many cases, this led to a complete loss of navigational capability.