Hackers had ‘full functional control' of Nasa computers

BBC: Hackers gained “full functional control” of key Nasa computers in 2011, the agency’s inspector general has told US lawmakers. Paul K Martin said hackers took over Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) computers and “compromised the accounts of the most privileged JPL users”. He said the attack, involving Chinese IP addresses, was under investigation. In a statement, Nasa said it had “made significant progress to protect the agency’s IT systems”. ...

March 3, 2012 Â· 2 min Â· 381 words Â· Omid Farhang

"NASA Own3d Again" – NASA Database Leaked by r00tw0rm

The Hacker News: Hackers from Team r00tw0rm again hit NASA. According to Latest tweet by Hackers, They claim to hack the one of the Sudomain of Nasa (Link is not exposed by hackers and claimed to be reported for Fix). Hackers claim to hack GB’s of database and they Leaked sample of database include Users names, emails and Passwords , Contact as shown: ...

February 12, 2012 Â· 1 min Â· 82 words Â· Omid Farhang

Iceland Volcano Satellite Image Shows Massive Ash Cloud

A volcano in Iceland with probably the coolest and most formidable name ever, Eyjafjallajokull, erupted this Wednesday, April 14. As we wrote earlier, European travelers have since been stranded around the world — including the Norwegian prime minister, whose trusty iPad is thankfully keeping his country’s government afloat. NASA’s Terra satellite captured the above image depicting the enormous ash cloud migrating from the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano into Northern Europe yesterday. It’s unknown how long it will take the hazardous cloud to disperse, but estimates start at 48 hours — leaving much of Europe grounded in the volcano’s wake. ...

April 17, 2010 Â· 1 min Â· 119 words Â· Omid Farhang