North Korea Carried Out 300 GPS Jamming Attacks in 10 Days, Seoul Says

The attacks affected ships and civilian aircraft in the region, although no damage has been reported.

Visitors use binoculars to look at the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, from South Korea's Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju on Oct. 9, 2024. JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images

The South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT on Nov. 10 said that North Korea has staged hundreds of GPS jamming attacks this month, affecting the operations of ships and civilian aircraft in the region.

The ministry detected a total of 331 GPS disruptions over 10 days—279 cases targeting aircraft and 52 affecting ships—although no damage had been reported, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported.