Re:Pokemon Go, Security, and Obsolescence
by deanclatworthy on Sunday October 16, 2016 @04:13AM
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They're highly illegal under US laws but from my reading around this topic, as someone who is currently building a gps-dependent app, is it's feasible.
It's cheaper than that. A HackRF and some sort of better clock and you're done.
http://www.rtl-sdr.com/cheating-at-pokemon-go-with-a-hackrf-...
edit: And Wikipedia says "GPS spoofing attacks had been predicted and discussed in the GPS community previously, but no known example of a malicious spoofing attack has yet been confirmed"