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Houston, we have a problem.. Laptop Stolen With Codes That Control Space Station.....

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WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — NASA’s inspector general revealed in congressional testimony that a space agency computer was stolen last year with the command codes to control the International Space Station.
In a statement given to a House committee on the security challenges facing NASA, Paul K. Martin said that an unencrypted NASA computer stolen last year was one of 48 taken between April 2009 and April 2011.


“The March 2011 theft of an unencrypted NASA notebook computer resulted in the loss of algorithms used to command and control the International Space Station,” Martin said in his written testimony. “Other lost or stolen notebooks contained Social Security numbers and sensitive data on NASA’s Constellation and Orion programs.”😵
 
Unsuspecting Thief runs NASA space station control software: "Wow this game looks cool! Wonder what kind of stuff I can do in this game...."
*Click click click*
 
encryption is a distraction

access is the real issue

the guy probably taped his password to the cover
 
Sorry to burst the bubble but the ISS only accepts properly encrypted commands. The encryption is updated daily. So even if you had the commands and could somehow send them over the space network they wouldn't be accepted.
 
I am sure all of them are safely in China.

Carless mofos should be shot for treason after losing such important items of national security.
 
Paratus said:
Sorry to burst the bubble but the ISS only accepts properly encrypted commands. The encryption is updated daily. So even if you had the commands and could somehow send them over the space network they wouldn't be accepted.
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This ^. I'm really not too concerned.
 
Paratus said:
Sorry to burst the bubble but the ISS only accepts properly encrypted commands. The encryption is updated daily. So even if you had the commands and could somehow send them over the space network they wouldn't be accepted.
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:thumbsup: Was going to say something about Paratus, now that we know you work there 😀
 
Paratus said:
Sorry to burst the bubble but the ISS only accepts properly encrypted commands. The encryption is updated daily. So even if you had the commands and could somehow send them over the space network they wouldn't be accepted.
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What if they have space ninja?
 
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