U.S. weather satellites were breached 10 times over the course of a year, according to a congressional agency.
The hacks of the Joint Polar Satellite System took place between August 2014 and August 2015, according to the report published by the Government Accountability Office. The incidents were classified as ranging from medium to high severity, and included "hostile probes, improper usage, unauthorized access, password sharing and other IT-related security concerns."
The report, issued this week by GAO IT Director David Powner, found that the most significant issue was the threat posed by unresolved vulnerabilities. Though federal guidelines require issues to be fixed within 30 days, Powner said, the program had more than 1,400 critical to high risk vulnerabilities more than four months old at the end of the reporting period.
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