NASA has revealed that it suffered a cybersecurity breach in October that allowed a hacker to access the personal information of current and former employees, including Social Security numbers. The ongoing investigation is a top agency priority, with senior leadership actively involved," Gibbs wrote. While the motivation and extent of the attack remain unknown, the agency stated that it does not believe any missions were jeopardised. The incident was first reported by Gizmodo, which said hackers had gained access to an internal database containing names, email addresses, dates of birth and other details for more than 200,000 employees.
NASA has revealed that it suffered a cybersecurity breach in October that allowed a hacker to access the personal information of current and former employees, including Social Security numbers. While the motivation and extent of the attack remain unknown, the agency stated that it does not believe any missions were jeopardised. The incident was first reported by Gizmodo, which said hackers had gained access to an internal database containing names, email addresses, dates of birth and other details for more than 200,000 employees.