North Korea Carried Out 300 GPS Jamming Attacks in a Month, Says Seoul

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT on Sunday said that North Korea 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 in the last 10 days, of which 279 cases targeted aircraft and 52 affected ships, though no damage had been reported, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported. The ministry reported to have identified the source of radio interference coming from the Kaepung and Haeju areas of North Korea since Nov. 1, according to the report. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it had alerted ships and airplanes operating in the Yellow Sea about the jamming attacks. The JCS vowed to hold North Korea accountable for its provocative actions....