Publicly disclosed information for this event

Index Number:

Title:

2021_015

Several ships sailing on a fluvial river are victims of a GPS jammer aiming at protecting a yacht [...]

Day	Month	Year	Country	Activity	Incident Type
26	March	2021	Belgium	Ship	GPS/AIS jamming/spoofing

Summary

Several ships sailing on a fluvial river are victims of a GPS jammer aiming at protecting a yacht from drones.

Victim

N/A

Claimed/Reported Threat Actor

N/A

Origin

Human error

Main impact

Availability

References

Recommendations to Ship to reduce GPS/AIS jamming/spoofing risks:

Implement verification mechanisms for GPS and AIS data.
Use multiple sources of location (other GNSS constellation, physical checks) to cross-verify GPS/AIS information.
Regularly monitor for signal interference and anomalies in navigation systems.
Use Controlled Radiation Pattern Antennas.
Educate personnel about the risks and signs of GPS/AIS spoofing attacks.
Work with your CSIRT organization to know the geographical zones at risk.

Previous Next

Disclaimer: the data are provided as is. France Cyber Maritime and the M-CERT take no responsibility for the soundness, quality, precision, nor the eventual attribution made by the referenced URLs. We give a lot of respect and support to the victims of attacks. Yes, there are no common and shared incident IDs in cyber (for now!).

Files generated on Thursday, 02nd November 2023.
ADMIRAL is licensed under the Creative Commons