Two of the world's most advanced astronomical telescopes, the Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii and the Gemini South Telescope in Chile, have been temporarily shut down due to a cyberattack.
Two of the world’s most advanced astronomical telescopes, the Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii and the Gemini South Telescope in Chile, have been temporarily shut down due to a cyberattack.that the National Science Foundation’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory recently reported a cybersecurity incident that led to the temporary suspension of operations at its Gemini North and South Telescopes.
Interestingly, the cyberattacks on NOIRLab’s facilities occurred just days before the United States National Counterintelligence and Security Center issued a bulletin warning American space companies and research organizations about the threat of cyberattacks and espionage. The bulletin highlighted that foreign spies and hackers “recognize the importance of the commercial space industry to the U.S.
This is not an isolated event in the realm of astronomical observatories. In October 2022, hackers disrupted operations at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile. Moreover, NASA has been a frequent target of cyberattacks, including being affected by the worldwide SolarWinds breach in 2021, which was called a “big wakeup call” for cybersecurity.According to the U.S.
The hackers obtained access to emails at the U.S. Treasury, Justice, and Commerce departments, as well as other agencies. It is believed that the hackers’ goal was to seek intelligence, rather than conduct any type of immediate destruction, according to a report byThe breach could have compromised up to 18,000 SolarWinds customers that used the company’s Orion network monitoring software, and likely took the work of hundreds — maybe even more than a thousand — engineers.
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