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Spoofing ships, jamming drones: how GPS manipulation confuses and compromises. [T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing]

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4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

GPS constellations have become foundational in modern society supporting everything from navigation to financial services, making the impacts of GPS disruptions all the more concerning. As reliance on these systems have grown, so too have efforts by threat actors to disrupt them through techniques such as jamming and spoofing. As these attacks have become more effective, they are becoming increasingly common, especially in conflict zones where disruption and confusion can prove exceedingly valuable. Key sources: Information about GPS Jamming What is GPS Spoofing? GPS jamming: The invisible battle in the Middle East Like what you heard? Be sure to subscribe to our free Signals and Space Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, our Sunday newsletter covering the intersection of cybersecurity and space. Subscribe at: https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/signals-and-space  Is there a topic or person you’d like to hear on our show? You can send your questions and feedback to space@n2k.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also fill our our audience survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NJYCN2P  T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing is a production of N2K CyberWire. N2K is your nexus for discovery and connection for people, technology, and ideas shaping the future of secure innovation. Learn how at n2k.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:10.4

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0:20.3

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0:26.2

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0:39.9

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0:43.6

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0:46.1

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1:02.0

Yeah, I remember when I was researching, when I first started this job a few years ago,

1:04.6

I remember I pitched to my boss at the time, Brandon Carp.

1:08.1

And I said, you know, Brandon, I really want to research GPS spoofing.

1:09.3

I'm fascinated about this.

1:13.4

And so in my naivete, I started calling a bunch of companies that sell to the U.S. government anti-GPS spoofing technology. And I was like,

1:18.6

can you tell me how this works? I'm not too sure I'm going to list somewhere now?

1:23.1

Excuse me. Who are you? Welcome.

1:34.3

I'm Maria Varmazis, and you're listening to T-minas Space Cyber Briefing.

1:39.3

In this show, we examine the evolution of cybersecurity in the global and orbital infrastructure that powers, protects, and connects our lives.

2:06.7

Greetings. Greetings, friends. Thank you for joining me today.

2:15.0

Last week on this show, we explored why attacks against GPS and similar space systems matter in a cybersecurity context.

2:19.7

Reminder, global navigation satellite systems like GPS are a key dependency for much of our critical infrastructure. And so this week, we're all about the how.

2:27.5

How do attacks against GPS signals typically work? Well, producer Ethan Cook joins me again

2:33.7

to explore a few of the different

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