NASA has revealed that it suffered a cybersecurity breach in October that allowed a hacker to access the personal data of current and former employees , including Social Security employees . While the nature and extent of the attack is unknown , the agency stated that it does not believe any missions were jeopardised . NASA is far from the only government agency with cybersecurity issues, though: just recently, auditors found that Pentagon's weapons systems and the US ballistic missile system are cybersecurity nightmares. " The latest incident followed a series of major security failures at NASA within the past few years , suggesting that its cybersecurity measures leave something to be desired .
NASA has revealed that it suffered a cybersecurity breach in October that allowed a hacker to access the personal data of current and former employees , including Social Security employees . While the nature and extent of the attack is unknown , the agency stated that it does not believe any missions were jeopardised . The latest incident followed a series of major security failures at NASA within the past few years , suggesting that its cybersecurity measures leave something to be desired .