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A self-proclaimed hacker hacked NASA’s system for the second time and found vital loopholes. The hacker, who boasted about the accomplishment on X (formerly Twitter), said that after discovering these vulnerabilities, they reported it to NASA to allow the organisation ample time to fix the issues.
The Space Agency then sent the hacker an official appreciation letter for his input towards the protection of systems. This letter provides a testimony of the growing collaboration between ethical hackers and relevant institutions to protect such essential facilities.
The post read, “I Hacked @NASA (sic) (again) and reported some vulnerabilities to them. Just today, I received this appreciation letter from them after they patched the loopholes!”
The hacker was commended by the Space Agency for discovering the vulnerability while adhering to NASA’s Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (VDP), in addition to being acknowledged for their work as an “independent security researcher.”
The appreciation letter further read, “The ability to detect and report on security vulnerabilities is a valuable skill in the information security industry”.
The Space Agency continued, saying, they were able to safeguard the “integrity and availability of NASA’s information” because of the hacker’s awareness.
I Hacked @NASA (again) and reported some vulnerabilities to them. Just today, I received this appreciation letter from them after they patched the loopholes! pic.twitter.com/t4w92culxK— 7h3h4ckv157 (@7h3h4ckv157) September 26, 2024
The post has over 4 lakh views on the microblogging platform.
A user commented, “So hacking NASA is not just a meme haha, great job!”
So hacking NASA is not just a meme haha, great job!— Eth3real_0x1A0F (@Eth3real0) September 26, 2024
Another user humorously stated, “They didn’t even give you an “I hacked NASA and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt” Shirt? Smh.”
They didn't even give you a "I hacked NASA and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt" Shirt? smh— … (@RadicalETNerd) September 26, 2024
Meanwhile, a user jokingly asked, “So did you download the alien cheeks or na?”
So did you download the alien cheeks or na— Dexter ∞ ₿ (@dehypokriet) September 26, 2024
Yet another user mentioned, “Good on NASA for rewarding security researchers (rather than punishing with legal action), it’s really only in their best interests.”
Good on NASA for rewarding security researchers (rather than punishing with legal action), it's really only in their best interests.Massive props and congratulations to you, good sir. ????
— William J Hines (@williamjhines) September 26, 2024
Appreciating the hacker’s skills, a user said, “Excellent work mate. It’s hackers like you that make infrastructure safer for everyone, and even more so when the entities affected acknowledge you weren’t doing it for malice, instead you were doing it to make things better. I bet the IT department was impressed at your skill.”
Excellent work mate. It’s hackers like you that make infrastructure safer for everyone, and even more so when the entities affected acknowledge you weren’t doing it for malice, instead you were doing it to make things better.I bet the IT department were impressed at your skill.
— Coburn ???????????? (@coburn64) September 27, 2024
What is ethical hacking?
Ethical hacking is an authorised attempt to acquire unauthorised access to a computer system, application, or data by employing malicious attackers’ methods and tactics. By doing this, security flaws may be found and fixed before a malevolent attacker can take advantage of them.
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