MCAD Maritime Cyber Attack Database
Year2018 |
MonthOctober |
Reference number20181005 |
Impact areaVessel |
Incident locationSongnim |
Incident countryNorth Korea |
Victim countryNorth Korea |
Victim identityLucky Star (Asia Bridge 3) |
Victim TypeVessel |
MethodGoing Dark |
Attacker countryNorth Korea, China |
In October 2018, the vessel 'Lucky Star' goes dark in Songnim, North Korea. The goal was to trade coal during an illicit ship-to-ship transfer. The Navigation System of the vessel was turned off during the transfer.
