How One Hacker Hijacks Planes And Ships With $35 Antenna

Todd Humphreys, a researcher from the University of Texas, has recently demonstrated how a classic hacking technique could be used to steer a yacht off course in the Mediterranean. 

Humphreys was able to steer the yacht off course by using a special antenna to create false GPS signals that fooled the GPS system on the 210-foot yacht into altering its course. The tech investigator was able to send the false signals to the yacht with a rig consisting of a laptop and an antenna .... http://intellihub.com