ALMA Observatory

The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) observatory, the world's largest astronomical project located in Chile, suffered a cyberattack that forced it to suspend its activities.

The cyberattack forced the suspension of astronomical observations and the public website, as well as limiting the use of e-mail services.

However, the threat was contained soon and the centre's IT specialists worked to restore the affected systems.

Source: https://www.incibe-cert.es/en/early-warning/cybersecurity-highlights/alma-observatory-suffers-cyberattack

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/alma_2

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"linkid": "alma_2",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "11/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

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                        'location': 'Chile',
                        'name': 'Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) '
                                'Observatory',
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 'description': 'The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) observatory, the '
                "world's largest astronomical project located in Chile, "
                'suffered a cyberattack that forced it to suspend its '
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                                   'Limited use of e-mail services'],
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 'title': 'Cyberattack on ALMA Observatory',
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