Duri News - Hackers tend to enjoy an almost mythical reputation that has often been played up in the media, giving most of these Otakus the kind of abilities that would have your head spin. Of course truth can be stranger than fiction and while some may think the reputation is underserved, after all how much damage could a nerd in his parent’s basement do?, the past couple of months have shown that hackers are as capable as the movies would lead you to believe.
The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has over the past couple of months led a string of high profile hacks that has left the authorities scratching their heads. Whether it was the FBI, the US Department of Justice or the Greek government or even the Motion Picture Association of America Anonymous was able to hack into all of them. And now according to NASA’s inspector general’s office, hackers were able to gain full access into the space agency’s computer network.
Testifying to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology's Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight about NASA’s cybersecuirty, NASA’s inspector general, Philip K Martin revealed that in 2011 hackers were able to gain access to computers of NASA’s jet propulsion laboratory and also stated that the hackers had “full functional control” of these key NASA computers.
In his statement, Mr Martin revealed that the hackers had “full system access” and had the ability to "modify, copy, or delete sensitive files" and "upload hacking tools to steal user credentials and compromise other NASA systems". Mr Martin believed that the hacking attack had originated from “Chinese-based internet protocol [IP] addresses".
But according to the testimony the above incident was not the only cybersecurity breach. Between 2010 and 2011 the space agency had "5,408 computer security incidents" and between April of 2009 and 2011, the agency “reported the loss or theft of 48 Agency mobile computing devices.” In a particular incident cited, ‘an unencrypted notebook computer’ containing detailed algorithms used to operate the International Space Station was lost. But NASA stated that "at no point in time have operations of the International Space Station been in jeopardy due to a data breach".
Mr Martin said that NASA represented a "target-rich environment for cyber attacks" adding that the hacker’s motivations ranged from "individuals testing their skill to break into NASA systems, to well-organized criminal enterprises hacking for profit, to intrusions that may have been sponsored by foreign intelligence services".
But Mr Martin said that because of NASA’s investigations had resulted in “arrests and convictions of foreign nationals in China, Great Britain, Italy, Nigeria, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, and Estonia".
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The hacktivist collective, Anonymous, has over the past couple of months led a string of high profile hacks that has left the authorities scratching their heads. Whether it was the FBI, the US Department of Justice or the Greek government or even the Motion Picture Association of America Anonymous was able to hack into all of them. And now according to NASA’s inspector general’s office, hackers were able to gain full access into the space agency’s computer network.
Testifying to the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology's Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight about NASA’s cybersecuirty, NASA’s inspector general, Philip K Martin revealed that in 2011 hackers were able to gain access to computers of NASA’s jet propulsion laboratory and also stated that the hackers had “full functional control” of these key NASA computers.
In his statement, Mr Martin revealed that the hackers had “full system access” and had the ability to "modify, copy, or delete sensitive files" and "upload hacking tools to steal user credentials and compromise other NASA systems". Mr Martin believed that the hacking attack had originated from “Chinese-based internet protocol [IP] addresses".
But according to the testimony the above incident was not the only cybersecurity breach. Between 2010 and 2011 the space agency had "5,408 computer security incidents" and between April of 2009 and 2011, the agency “reported the loss or theft of 48 Agency mobile computing devices.” In a particular incident cited, ‘an unencrypted notebook computer’ containing detailed algorithms used to operate the International Space Station was lost. But NASA stated that "at no point in time have operations of the International Space Station been in jeopardy due to a data breach".
Mr Martin said that NASA represented a "target-rich environment for cyber attacks" adding that the hacker’s motivations ranged from "individuals testing their skill to break into NASA systems, to well-organized criminal enterprises hacking for profit, to intrusions that may have been sponsored by foreign intelligence services".
But Mr Martin said that because of NASA’s investigations had resulted in “arrests and convictions of foreign nationals in China, Great Britain, Italy, Nigeria, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, and Estonia".
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