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Russian hackers disable GPS system on Ursula von der Leyen's plane

2025-09-01 12:27:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Russian hackers disable GPS system on Ursula von der Leyen's plane

A suspected Russian hacking attack targeting Ursula von der Leyen disabled GPS navigation services at a Bulgarian airport and forced the European Commission president's plane to land, using analog maps.

A plane carrying Von der Leyen to Plovdiv on Sunday afternoon was deprived of electronic navigation aids as it approached the city's airport, in what three officials briefed on the incident said was being treated as a Russian interference operation.

“The GPS of the entire airport area went off,” one of the officials said. After circling the airport for an hour, the plane’s pilot made the decision to land the plane manually using analog maps, they added.

The Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority confirmed the incident in a statement to the Financial Times.

"Since February 2022 there has been a noticeable increase in GPS jamming and more recently spoofing," she said.

“These interferences disrupt the accurate reception of GPS signals, leading to various operational challenges for aircraft and ground systems.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the FT that "your information is incorrect."/ CNA





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