Russian hackers 'jam signal' on RAF plane carrying Defence Secretary Grant Shapps
dailyrecord.co.ukRussian hackers reportedly jammed the signal on an RAF plane carrying Defence Secretary Grant Shapps on a visit to Poland.Vladimir Putin's forces are being blamed for jamming the aircraft's GPS and internet connections for around 30 minutes.
The RAF Dassault Falcon 900 carrying the Cabinet Minister was on the outskirts of Kaliningrad when it was targeted on Wednesday, March 13.The Mirror reports a source saying it was a "wildly irresponsible" action by the Russian regime, while another branded it "the Kremlin’s way of prodding the UK".
Mr Shapps, his team and a select group of journalists, who were onboard were told the plane's safety wasn't under threat. Passengers were informed that were there were multiple other ways of navigating, The Express reports.
A defence source told the newspaper: "While the RAF are well prepared to deal with this, it still puts an unnecessary risk on civilian aircraft and could potentially endanger people’s lives.
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