New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Friday, 7 November 2025, witnessed a technical issue which affected the air traffic control (ATC) system, in turn disrupting more than 800 flight operations and causing delays across the Indian airspace.

According to a Times of India report, the IGI Airport in Delhi witnessed multiple GPS spoofing incidents over the last few days, which contributed to the flight operation disruption.

What is GPS spoofing?

Cybersecurity software company McAfee's data explained that GPS spoofing is a practice where a GPS receiver is manipulated or tricked in a way to broadcast false GPS signals.

This malpractice to tamper with the GPS signals can mislead the GPS receiver into providing inaccurate location data, which can even result in the device's

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