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Security patch caused equipment shutdown and fire at NASA

10 February 2017 • 2 min read

Fire went unnoticed for three hours because the patch also took down the fire alarm system

A security patch applied by IT staff at NASA caused an equipment shutdown and subsequent fire that destroyed space-craft hardware, a report from the space agency's inspector general has revealed. ...

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