The International Space Station infects malware via USB memory brought in from outside

ByChris Christner

IT companyKaspersky LabofEugene KasperskyCEO said that the International Space Station (so-called ISS) was infected with malware from a USB memory brought in by a Russian astronautIBTimes UKI made it clear in an interview.

International Space Station Infected With USB Stick Malware Carried on Board by Russian Astronauts - IBTimes UK
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Mr. Kaspersky did not clarify when the ISS was infected with the malware and the influence of the infection, but sometimes he says "I get a report that ISS is infected with the virus" occasionally. IBTimes UK says "Although the infection time is unclear, perhaps it will manage the ISSUnited Space Alliance(The United States Space Development League) to the whole system of ISSI replaced it with LinuxIt is estimated that it is before May 2013 ".

Prior to May 2013, many notebook PCs used within ISS used Windows XP, which is more vulnerable to malware than Linux. According to Kaspersky, the USB that caused the infection of this ISS by malware was brought to ISS after being infected with a notebook PC using Windows. When infected with malware was brought in, the ISS control system seems to be testing various functions of Linux ahead of Linux introduction scheduled for May 2013.

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In 2008, there was an incident that the W32.Gammima.AG worm lurking in the laptop that Russians brought into ISS infects laptops equipped with Windows XP in ISS at a terrible speed. Mr. Kaspersky warns that "This is not enough anti-virus measures only by not connecting the PC to the Internet" in response to the incidents occurring this time and the case of 2008.

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Kaspersky said in an interview that half of all malware is written in Chinese, and one third is written in Spanish and Portuguese. Moreover, as a forecast for the future, "Russian-based malware will be a threat of the next generation," he says.