NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA’s computers were shut down for about 21 days by a young hacker in 1999.

The hacker was able to gain access to 13 computers at the Marshall Space Flight Center and downloaded $1.7 million worth of NASA proprietary software.

He was able to access thousands of messages, usernames, passwords, and source code for the International Space Station.

The attack cost NASA a total of $41,000 to get systems back on track.

Source: https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/94114-notorious-cybersecurity-attacks-in-history-and-how-to-prevent-them

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

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"linkid": "nasa",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "01/1999",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"

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                        'name': 'NASA',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
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                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
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                                              'messages',
                                              'usernames',
                                              'passwords',
                                              'source code']},
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                'computers at the Marshall Space Flight Center and downloaded '
                '$1.7 million worth of NASA proprietary software. He was able '
                'to access thousands of messages, usernames, passwords, and '
                'source code for the International Space Station. The attack '
                'cost NASA a total of $41,000 to get systems back on track.',
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                                 'source code for the International Space '
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            'systems_affected': ['13 computers at the Marshall Space Flight '
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 'threat_actor': 'Young Hacker',
 'title': 'NASA Cyber Attack by Hacker in 1999',
 'type': 'Cyber Attack'}