GPS jamming incident impacting 254 ships in South Korea

Year

2012

Month

April

Reference number

20120402

Impact area

Shore, Vessel

Incident location

Gimpo, Paju, Kaesong

Incident country

South Korea

Victim country

South Korea

Victim identity

1,016 airplanes, 254 ships

Victim Type

Vessel

Method

GPS Jamming

Attacker country

North Korea

Summary:

In 2012, a GPS jamming incident happened in South Korea. it was reported that 1,016 airplanes and 254 ships in South Korea experienced GPS disruptions during the 16 days’ (Apr 28 – May 13) 2012 North Korean jamming in 2012. The jamming also led to equipment oil terminals disconnecting, affected several oil facilities and had damaged hard drive data

Reference URL

https://www.gpsworld.com/massive-gps-jamming-attack-by-north-korea/
https://rntfnd.org/wp-content/uploads/ENC2013_JiwonSeo_revised.pdf
https://theaviationist.com/2012/05/12/north-korean-electronic-warfare/
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