Security News > 2023 > November > Japan's space agency suffers cyber attack, points finger at Active Directory

Japan's Space Exploration Agency has reported a cyber incident.

Chief cabinet secretary Matsuno mentioned the incident in his morning briefing, telling reporters the agency suspected a breach, possibly to its Active Directory implementation, so conducted further research and found illegal access.

JAXA has had a hard time of it lately, in cyberspace and outer space.

JAXA's troubles in outer space relate to recent launch failures.

After 19 years without a flop, JAXA's two most recent launches both failed.

In recent weeks, the space agency has twice rescheduled the launch of a sounding rocket, with delayed preparation causing one delay before bad weather intervened to cause the postponement of a second launch attempt.

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