An attack on a NOAA web server in September affected four websites and caused the office to temporarily cease delivering satellite data used globally for aviation, shipping, disaster preparedness, and other purposes. The Washington Post reported a Congressman’s second-hand account that the attackers were based in China. Inspector General of the US Commerce Department said NOAA did not notify his office of the breach until Nov. 4, despite regulations mandating it be informed within two days of discovery of an incident. NOAA’s satellite information and weather service systems were exposed to multiple high-risk vulnerabilities.”]
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