Attacks | LIVE HACKING(Live. Hacking. Com) – The Global Positioning System (GPS) has grown from its simple beginnings to a ubiquitous and trusted source for positioning, navigation, and timing data. GPS chips are built into everything from Sat Nav systems to mobile phones and from vehicle tracking systems to digital cameras. It has always been possible to jam and spoof GPS signals, since they are just radio transmissions from the orbiting satellites, but now new research has been published which shows that when treated as a complete computer system, GPS is more vulnerable than previously thought. The research paper, which has been published by Carnegie Mellon University and Coherent Navigation, shows that a 4. GPS message can disable over 3. Continually Operating Reference Station (CORS) network.
CORS, which is used for many safety and life- critical applications, provides Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data which is used by surveyors, GIS users, engineers, scientists to improve the precision of their positions. The new, larger attack surface for GPS now includes the following three areas: GPS Data Level Attacks – Producing good, bad, and wrong data at higher- levels such as the navigation message in real time with the valid GPS signal. These data- level attacks can cause more damage than simple spoofing including the ability to remotely crash a high- end professional receiver.
GPS Receiver Software Attacks – The GPS software stack in a receiver can be compromised, in some cases remotely. The danger is that if the GPS receivers is treated as a device, rather than a computer system, the vulnerabilities could remain unpatched. GPS Dependent System Attacks – Most systems which use GPS data implicitly trust the data. Since there is no validation of the data it is possible to affect system which depend on GPS data but are’t themselves GPS receivers. The researchers have shown that it is possible to permanently de- synchronize the date of Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) used in the smart grid. To carry out the “attacks” the researchers designed a GPS phase- coherent signal synthesizer (PCSS). Like a hybrid receiver and satellite in a box, the PCSS has an input antenna that receives live GPS signals, and outputs malicious signals.
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It also allows full programmatic control over the GPS signals in real time. The total hardware cost of the PCSS is about the same as a high- end laptop – around $2,5. Until GPS is secured, life and safety- critical applications that depend upon it are likely vulnerable to attack,” wrote the paper’s authors. These new attacks highlight the possibility of causing serious damage using only a few thousand dollars worth of hardware.
As a result the researchers are recommending the use of an Electronic GPS Attack Detection Systems (EGADS). An EGADS is similar in spirit to a network or host IDS system, but designed to detect GPS attacks.
Highlights of recent phishing attacks. GFI Software announced the top 1.
June 2. 01. 1. Highlights for the month included continued phishing attacks, notably one affecting microblogging site Tumblr, which compromised up to 8,0. Additionally, June saw scammers distributing rogue antivirus software by taking advantage of search traffic related to popular Pokemon video games, as well as luring users to fill out seemingly endless fake questionnaires. The Tumblr phishing and spam attacks highlight the importance of building greater awareness about online threats and simple tactics we can all use to defend ourselves, said Chris Boyd, senior threat researcher at GFI Software. Some of the attacks we saw in June were aimed at compromising social networking login credentials knowing that many people still use the same username and password for all their online activities, including banking, shopping and email. It is important for users on any social networking site to approach content that looks out of place with care since, as seen on Tumblr, seemingly innocuous attacks can evolve into more serious threats.
Also, strengthen your passwords and vary them across all your online accounts to limit your risk and exposure if one is compromised.. Phishing scams have become increasingly common on social networking sites as scammers have become savvier and bolder in their attacks. In recent months, scammers have used surveys, competitions and the promise of adult content to entice Internet users into divulging their personal information. GFI also explored the risk of reputation hijacking through legitimate cloud services like Google Docs. The company found a large number of phishing sites using Google Spreadsheets to steal credentials of unsuspecting users. June also brought some positive news in the fight against online scammers. The US Department of Justice and the FBI announced that they had cracked an international cybercrime ring believed to have scammed more than $7.
As part of Operation Trident Tribunal, the FBI seized computers, servers and bank accounts in a series of raids. As the summer months continue to roll on, Internet users should be wary of topical threats, which are potential targets for fake antivirus attacks, SEO poisoning and survey scams. These may include the final Harry Potter film and increasing interest in recently announced Republican presidential candidates. Top 1. 0 Malware Detections for June. GFIs top 1. 0 malware list is compiled from collected scan data of tens of thousands of GFI VIPRE Antivirus customers who are part of GFIs Threat.
Net automated threat tracking system. Threat. Net statistics revealed that the vast majority of malware threats found continue to be Trojans, mostly detected in generic form, and that a higher than average number of adware threats propagated during June.