NASA and ISS data stolen from Japanese space agency

Sensitive data on a Japanese-designed space vehicle used to supply the International Space Station (ISS) appears to have been compromised after the country’s space agency admitted it had discovered a Trojan infection on one of its employee’s computers. Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) discovered the latest infection on 6 January…

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Alleged NASA hacker arrested in Romania

Romanian authorities have arrested a 26-year old hacker who is accused of breaking into multiple NASA servers and causing $500,000 (£300,000) in damages to the US space agency’s systems. Robert Butyka, 26, was arrested this week in Cluj, a city in Western Romania, following an investigation by the Romanian Directorate…

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