Hackers broke into the NASA server, using a cheap Raspberry Pi computer
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Can the U.S. jet propulsion Laboratory NASA (JPL) and produces some of the most high-tech things on the planet, for example, the same and space telescopes, but it turns out that she has experienced very serious problems with cybersecurity. According to the portal Engadget, referring to the report of the Office of inspector General of the Agency, computer network security one of the leading research laboratories in the world is at a mediocre level, and that was the reason for her successful hacker break-in in April 2018.
How to hack server NASA?
According to the source, the attackers, using unauthorized computer-based Raspberry Pi (single Board compact computer the size of a Bank card, originally designed as a budget system for teaching science, but later received a wider application) and steal 500 MB of data, which were in one of the main systems. The hackers also used this opportunity to find a gateway that would allow to penetrate the internal network of JPL.
In fact, it gave them access to some of the great NASA missions, including Deep Space Network, representing an international network of radio telescopes and communications equipment used for radio astronomy exploration of the Solar system and the Universe, and to control the interplanetary spacecraft. After that for security purposes, the Agency decided to unplug JPL projects to create a multipurpose transport ship "Orion" and the International space station, to hackers in the future won't get to them.
The Inspection found that in addition to problems with the visibility of network connected devices and the lack of partitioning the network into separate subsystems, the security requests were not processed for long periods of time. It is noted that in some cases, these requests didn't have any treatment within 180 days. Investigators emphasize that the practice of conducting and responding to such incidents by security personnel JPL differ from the requirements and recommendations of NASA.
In the aerospace Agency agreed with all findings of the inspection, and also promised to follow all the recommendations of the Supervisory authority, in addition to one — to create opportunities to search for threats, to find vulnerabilities before they lead to serious problems. From this point NASA does not agree.
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