The International Space Station computer systems are vulnerable to external hacking attempts.
Current literature on space cybersecurity indicates that orbiting facilities like the International Space Station utilize interconnected computer, life-support, and telemetric systems that present potential attack vectors and vulnerabilities to external interference.
The claim is specific, empirical, and falsifiable regarding the cybersecurity posture of the International Space Station. Retrieved papers such as [7], [8], and [9] explicitly examine cybersecurity risks, attack surfaces, and secure data transmissions relevant to orbital habitats and spacecraft, directly supporting the assertion that space station computer and telemetry systems face potential vulnerabilities.
D. Dove, K. Chamberland, Sotirios F. Karathanasis, Lucas Potter, Xavier-Lewis Palmer. Integrating Ethical, Legal, and Technological Safeguards in Space-Focused Cyberbiosecurity: AI, Cloud, and Crew Considerations. 2025. https://doi.org/10.34190/icair.5.1.4391
Paper [7] specifically identifies that closed-loop life-support, modular robotics, and telemetric control systems aboard orbiting habitats like the International Space Station create novel attack surfaces and cyber-biosecurity vulnerabilities.
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James A. Casaletto, Patrick Foley, Mark Fernandez, Lauren M. Sanders, Ryan T. Scott, Shubha Ranjan, Shashi Jain, Nate Haynes, M. Boerma, S. Costes, Graham Mackintosh. Bridging Earth and Space: A Flexible and Resilient Federated Learning Framework Deployed on the International Space Station. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.14.633017
Paper [8] discusses the transmission of data between Earth and the International Space Station and notes that unencrypted or poorly secured data transfers can compromise system and crew safety.
Charbel Mattar, Jacques Bou Abdo, Abdallah Makhoul, Benoît Piranda, J. Demerjian. What is Cybersecurity in Space?. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/AICCSA66935.2025.11315201
Paper [9] highlights that spacecraft and space-based equipment, including those connected to ground stations and the cloud, face growing cyber threats due to historically insufficient security designs.
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