Ships' GPS Hacked Near Strait of Hormuz: Who is Responsible and Why?
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Strait of Hormuz: Ships' GPS Hacked, Invisible War Rages Amid Iran Tensions
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News18•16-03-2026, 16:14
Strait of Hormuz: Ships' GPS Hacked, Invisible War Rages Amid Iran Tensions
•Ships in the Strait of Hormuz are experiencing GPS jamming and spoofing, showing them in incorrect locations, including on dry land or in perfect circles.
•Michelle Wiese Bockmann of maritime AI company Windward observed 35 distinct clusters of ships appearing in impossible formations.
•This electronic warfare, involving the suppression of real satellite signals, poses severe collision risks for massive vessels like oil tankers, which rely on AIS for navigation.
•While no one claims responsibility, military experts suspect Iran, which has previously threatened ships in the Strait, using either self-made or Russian/Chinese jamming equipment.
•GPS jamming is not new, having been used against aircraft in Europe and frequently in the Ukraine-Russia war, and is now escalating in the Middle East's maritime domain.
