The American organization National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) παραδέχτηκε σήμερα ότι παραβιάστηκε από hackers.
In a internal note sent to all employees, the organization said an unknown attacker gained access to one of the servers, downloading the personal data of current and former employees. Social security figures have also leaked, according to NASA.
The agency said it discovered the hack on October 23, almost two months ago. It is not clear why they waited nearly two months before notifying their officials, but it is common for US authorities to ask hacked agencies to delay notifying affected victims while investigating an incident.
NASA has confirmed that it is working with the federal authorities "to examine the servers and determine the extent of possible data leakage and to identify potentially infected individuals."
The agency still does not know the scope of the breach and the number of employees affected. In its memo today, NASA said it is alerting all its employees to watch out for a possible scam.
"After identifying (the victims), NASA will provide specific information to those employees, older and present."
The agency said the hack investigation would "take time" and that it did not believe any of its missions would be compromised by the hack.
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