"World's Top Telescopes Paralyzed by Hackers"

Hackers have targeted two of the world's most advanced telescopes, the Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii and Gemini South Telescope in Chile, along with other telescopes on Cerro Tololo in Chile, causing temporary shutdowns. The National Science Foundation's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) is working with cybersecurity experts to investigate the cyberattacks and restore operations. The nature and origin of the attacks remain unclear. The incident occurred shortly before the United States National Counterintelligence and Security Center issued a bulletin warning about the threat of cyberattacks and espionage targeting American space companies and research organizations. This is not the first time astronomical observatories have been targeted, with previous attacks on the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and NASA.