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Weather Data Spoofing Attacks on Rain-Adaptive Millimeter-Wave Frequency Selection in V2X Communication Networks

arXiv cs.CRby Rasheed Bello ()1 min read2 · 2 reads
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Spoofed rainfall inputs let attackers dictate V2X millimeter-wave carrier selection without transmitting, halving platoon range or quadrupling latency in ns-3 simulations.

The paper shows spoofing only the rainfall sensor input lets an adversary control which mmWave carrier a connected vehicle selects, without transmitting on the channel. In MilliCar/ns-3 simulations with real 3GPP NR V2X propagation, forcing the 73 GHz band held an eight-vehicle platoon's reliable range at 38 m versus an 82 m honest baseline, while forcing 5 GHz kept 97% long-range reception but quadrupled long-range latency to 12.5 ms. A receiver-side SINR cross-check against rain-predicted attenuation detects force-up attacks with 98% probability within 1.5 s at 1% false alarms, but is structurally blind to force-down. The authors argue weather-aware band selection requires authenticated meteorological input.

Key facts
  • Spoofing the rainfall input alone dictates the victim's carrier frequency and communication range without channel transmission.
  • Forced 73 GHz band cuts platoon reliable range to 38 m versus an 82 m baseline.
  • Forced 5 GHz keeps 97% long-range reception but quadruples long-range latency to 12.5 ms.
  • SINR cross-check detects force-up with 98% probability within 1.5 s at 1% false alarms; blind to force-down.
  • Authors recommend authenticated meteorological input for weather-aware band selection.
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3gppconnected-vehiclesmmwavespoofingv2xweather-datawireless-security
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From the original article

1 min read at arxiv.org

Connected vehicles use millimeter-wave (mmWave) sidelinks for the data rates cooperative driving demands, and emerging designs select the carrier band from sensed rainfall. We show that this weather awareness is an attack surface: an adversary who spoofs only the rainfall input dictates the victim's carrier frequency, and through it its communication range, without transmitting on the channel.

arXiv cs.CR

By Rasheed Bello · arxiv.org

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