In June, the White Rose of Drachs began to drift starboard in international waters 30 miles off the coast of Italy. Students from the University of Texas/Cockrell School of Engineering hijacked the luxury super-yacht. They spoofed the ships GPS signals, sending counterfeit signals that slowly overpowered the authentic GPS signals until the ship ultimately came under their control. The experiment highlights the vulnerability of the transportation sector to GPS attacks, a transportation expert says. In May 2012, the engineering students cobbled together a $1,000 spoofer in response to a dare from the Department of Homeland Security.”]