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GPS interference caused the FAA to reroute Texas air traffic. Experts stumped

Getty Images reader comments 14 with 14 posters participating Share this story The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of mysterious GPS interference that, over the past few days, has closed one runway at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and prompted some aircraft in the region to be rerouted to areas where signals were… Read More »

Critical flaws in GPS tracker enable “disastrous” and “life-threatening” hacks

Enlarge A security firm and the US government are advising the public to immediately stop using a popular GPS tracking device or to at least minimize exposure to it, citing a host of vulnerabilities that make it possible for hackers to remotely disable cars while they’re moving, track location histories, disarm alarms, and cut off… Read More »