Image: Spoofing activity in northern Europe displayed on GPSWise.areo
What’s new: A report of increased Russian spoofing capability in Kaliningrad.
Why it’s important: Spoofing is hazardously misleading information and can result in tragedy.
What else to know:
- Lithuania is right next to Kaliningrad, so they are in a position to know.
- Russia has steadily increased its interference with GPS over the last five years as a way to undermine western systems and confidence in governments. Basically pay back for some of its neighbors and former satellite states growing closer to the west and joining NATO.
Lithuania Warns Russia Can Spoof GPS Across Europe
Lithuanian regulators say expanded infrastructure in Kaliningrad enables GPS signal falsification up to 450 kilometres away, affecting navigation systems across several European countries.
Lithuania has accused Russia of significantly expanding its ability to falsify GPS signals across large parts of Europe, warning that interference originating from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad can now reach as far as 450 kilometers beyond its borders.
According to Lithuania’s communications regulator, the increase in so-called GPS “spoofing” capabilities has transformed what were once occasional disruptions into a persistent challenge affecting navigation systems across the Baltic region and beyond.
