Cyberattack on Japan's JAXA puts NASA information at risk
SpilloverSpillover from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) incident · View original incident →In the aftermath of a cyberattack on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), NASA information was put at risk. Information of Japan's Ministry of Defense was also put at risk.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- NASA
- Original incident
- Repeated hacks at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and executive accounts compromised
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Cyberattack on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Location
- Other countries
Timeline
- It emerged that information of NASA and Japan's Ministry of Defense had been put at risk in connection with the cyberattack on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Original incident
This is spillover from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) incident.
Repeated hacks at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and executive accounts compromised
Impact: Compromise of the accounts of the agency head and other directors; possible leak of information on about 40 companies
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency was hit by a cyberattack in the summer of 2023, and attacks continued afterward. Authorities said there had been no access to rocket or satellite information and no theft of sensitive information, but the possibility of a leak of information on about 40 companies was raised. In October 2024, it was also reported that the accounts of the agency's head and other directors had been compromised.
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