University of Texas team takes control of a yacht by spoofing its GPS - Next stop Aircraft

Does a yacht use a combination Laser Ref in it's nav computers? Did the yacht have WAAS? Wouldn't it be a lot easier for a terrorist to jam an ILS? I know this needs to be looked into, but I think there's a little bit of fear mongering involved...

scary

Signal integrity checking that is part of WAAS-complaint GPS receivers might detect and mitigate some of these crudely spoofed signals, but it probably won't be sufficient to reject more sophisticated attacks.

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" Hackers now steering into cars, homes
Nick Bilton "
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP/2013/08/13&PageLabel=22&EntityId=Ar02200&ViewMode=HTML

I was a thinkin' that somebody/somewhere, awhile back, had already done aircraft to show the weakness in Next-Gen. There is another post here on FA this morning about a black market jammer in a delivery truck fouling up the works at LAG without intentionally trying.

UTA already got the drop on drones:
http://www.engr.utexas.edu/features/humphreysspoofing

All that old nav equipment comes in handy after all!

If mega yachts are captured(hijacked), electronically , can Aircrafts be far behind (as next stop or target) ?
Following are two interesting URLs from 'Youtube'

Spoofing on the High Seas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctw9ECgJ8L0

and

Researchers Coerce Superyacht Off Course
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbWpFMXADAY

Beware ! Electronic Pirates and Hijackers are here.