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Somebody used spoofed ADSB signals to raster the meme of JD Vance

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Re: Somebody used spoofed ADSB signals to raster the meme of JD Vance

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Post by pixl97 »

sneak wrote: post #29
andrewstuart wrote: post #27

Please explain the tech.

ADS-B is packet data telemetry broadcast unencrypted and unauthenticated by aircraft on 1090MHz. Anyone can receive it, and many do. FlightRadar and others have networks of people with receivers that forward all received packets to central servers. The aircraft self-report location, heading, altitude, etc, so anyone can transmit packets making ghost planes. I am somewhat surprised nobody has stashed an ADS-B spoofer…

Fake signals are not uncommon, but mostly accidental. They are dealt with very quickly when causing traffic control problems

Re: Somebody used spoofed ADSB signals to raster the meme of JD Vance

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Post by CGMthrowaway »

andrewstuart wrote: post #27

Please explain the tech.

No real 747 flew this. It was a prank using impossible flight data via ADS-B spoofing. Ground-based “software-defined radios” (SDRs) broadcast fake transponder signals to trick ADS-B Exchange. This works because both the ADS-B & AIS systems use unencrypted, unauthenticated data.

Re: Somebody used spoofed ADSB signals to raster the meme of JD Vance

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Post by aaronbrethorst »

deevus wrote: post #26
guerrilla wrote: post #14

For those wondering, https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/jd-vance-edited-face-photosho...

I had a few chuckles reading that. Thanks.

I'm disappointed it doesn't seem to have a link to this Vance/Trump 'makeup' video. https://www.reddit.com/r/StrangeAndFunny/comments/1jm9kn4/jd...

Re: Somebody used spoofed ADSB signals to raster the meme of JD Vance

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Post by lovecg »

sammy2255 wrote: post #2

This has gotta be some sort of federal crime

Agreed with other commenters that nothing was likely actually broadcast, but if it was it would definitely be highly illegal and you’d have feds knocking down your door pretty quickly. They don’t joke around with illegal transmissions like that.

Re: Somebody used spoofed ADSB signals to raster the meme of JD Vance

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Post by mywittyname »

pixl97 wrote: post #31
sneak wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ADS-B is packet data telemetry broadcast unencrypted and unauthenticated by aircraft on 1090MHz. Anyone can receive it, and many do. FlightRadar and others have networks of people with receivers that forward all received packets to central servers. The aircraft self-report location, heading, altitude, etc, so anyone can transmit packets making ghost planes. I am somewhat surprised nobody has stashed an ADS-B spoofer…

Fake signals are not uncommon, but mostly accidental. They are dealt with very quickly when causing traffic control problems

I'm guessing this doesn't cause traffic control problems due to the no-fly zone over that area?
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