Chile
CHL
Cyberattack suspends ALMA Observatory astronomical observations for 48 days
On October 29, 2022, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Observatory in Chile suffered a cyberattack affecting critical operational servers and computers. Astronomical observations were suspended while technical teams rebuilt and secured the affected computing infrastructure. ALMA officially confirmed the restoration of observations on December 19, after 48 days without observational operations. The incident materially interrupted the observatory's primary scientific service.
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Estimated severity
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Source reliability
98 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-10-29
Targeted Company
ALMA OBSERVATORY
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
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Production & Manufacturing
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Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
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Geographic Impact
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Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Chile
Affected countries
Chile
Impacted regions
Atacama · Chile
Operational Impact
Duration
48 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionService unavailability
Affected sectors
Education & Research
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
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Attributed threat actors
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Sources
Incident Sources
almaobservatory.orghttps://www.almaobservatory.org/en/announcements/alma-successfully-restarted-observations/almaobservatory.orghttps://www.almaobservatory.org/en/announcements/alma-update-on-the-recovery-from-cyberattack/hq.eso.orghttps://www.hq.eso.org/sci/publications/announcements/sciann17536.htmlbleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/alma-observatory-shuts-down-operations-due-to-a-cyberattack/