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Ransomware Gang Says It Breached One of NASA’s IT Contractors

After congratulating SpaceX and NASA on their first crewed rocket launch, the operators of the DopplePaymer ransomware followed up with an announcement that they have “kidnapped” the data of Maryland-based Digital Management Inc., one of NASA’s IT contractors. They posted credible examples of NASA-related data as evidence, but it is unclear how far they penetrated DMI’s systems. The group also posted a list of 2,583 servers and workstations they claim are now-encrypted components of DMI’s internal network.

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