European Space Agency confirms data breach


MILAN — The European Space Agency has confirmed a security breach of unclassified material from science servers following reports on social media.

A threat actor claimed to have compromised ESA systems and to have leaked roughly 200 gigabytes of data. According to screenshots shared on X by French cybersecurity professional Seb Latom, the actor alleges they were able to steal source code, API tokens, access tokens for multiple ESA systems, confidential documents, system and application configuration files and hardcoded credentials such as embedded passwords and authentication secrets.

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Source: Space News


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