Orbiting Computer Virus Infects Space Station
From a BBC Technology Article:
“Nasa has confirmed that laptops carried to the ISS in July were infected with a virus known as Gammima.AG.
The worm was first detected on earth in August 2007 and lurks on infected machines waiting to steal login names for popular online games….
The laptops infected with the virus were used to run nutritional programs and let the astronauts periodically send e-mail back to Earth.
The laptops carried by astronauts reportedly do not have any anti-virus software on them to prevent infection. ”
If NASA can’t secure a Windows machine as scrutinized and isolated as a laptop on the ISS, imagine how much harder it is to reliably lock down a home or office network.
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