MCAD Maritime Cyber Attack Database
Year2019 |
MonthApril |
Reference number20190401 |
Impact areaVessel |
Incident locationQingdao |
Incident countryChina |
Victim countryChina |
Victim identityGovernment installation |
Victim TypeOther Government |
MethodGoing Dark |
Attacker countryIran, China |
GPS spoofing impacting shipping has been detected in over 20 Chinese coastal sites during 2019, including the port of Qingdao, possibly as a reaction to increased scrutiny of Iranian crude imports by the U.S. A ring of false AIS positions marks an apparent GPS interference device deployed in an office building identified as the Qingdao tax administration office. A total of three office buildings in Qingdao were affected by the incident.
