[gpsd-users] Crappy IoT on the high seas: Holes punched in hull of maritime security

[Charles Curley]

Crappy IoT on the high seas: Holes punched in hull of maritime security

Researchers: We can nudge ships off course
By John Leyden 6 Jun 2018 at 12:18

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A different technique can exploit Operation Technology (OT) systems on
merchant ships which control the steering gear, engines, ballast pumps
and more. They communicate using the NMEA 0183 specification.

These messages are in plain text – no authentication, encryption or
validation. "All we need to do is man in the middle and modify the
data," PTP warned.

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/06/infosec_europe_maritime_security/



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