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Students Hijack $80 Million Superyacht With GPS Spoofing

Posted by Unknown on from the going-back-to-star-charts dept.

mask.of.sanity writes "A team of university students have hijacked an $80 million superyacht using GPS spoofing without tripping alarms. The experiment (run with permission) saw the White Rose sail from Monaco to the island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean. Faint GPS signals broadcast from a spoofing device slowly overpowered authentic signals allowing the students control over the yacht's navigational system."

3 of 75 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Dupe by Professr3 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Given your use of the grocers' apostrophe, you're clearly one of the readers.

  2. Solution to the dupes by CoolGopher · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Let's attach a tazer to each of the "editors", and hand out "tazer points" in addition to mod points using the same scheme. Apply same as usual moderation, only with more painful effects! I am quite confident this would remove the dupes in short time.

    All in favor say "aye"!

  3. Almost the same damn title! by JayRott · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Hey, I have a GED. Can I apply to be a Slashdot editor or am I over qualified?