In a freshly-released paper, the Inspector General of NASA cautions that the computer systems' network that NASA operates for regulating the Hubble Telescope and International Space Station has security flaws, which are un-patched, while having the potential for causing phishing attacks. InformationWeek published this on March 30, 2011.
Elucidates the paper that the web-servers responsible for a total of 6 projects, which were examined, weren't properly configured; consequently, sensitive information, including encrypted passwords, encryption keys as well as user-account details got leaked for the benefit of would-be attackers.
Worryingly, the attackers could utilize the data to execute phishing alternatively dispatch electronic mails carrying malware to the Agency officers' e-mail accounts. If those receiving the e-mails opened them, it meant a compromise of their PCs along with all sensitive information stored on them.
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