AkaSci 🛰️<p>Update on the cyberattack at NSF’s <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NOIRLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOIRLab</span></a> observatories on Aug 1 -<br>A number of remotely controlled telescopes in Chile have been disconnected from the Internet as a precautionary measure. Local personnel are helping carry out observations.</p><p>Affected observatories include the Mid-Scale Observatories (MSO) network on Cerro Tololo and at SOAR and other tenant facilities on Cerro Tololo and Cerro Pachón.</p><p><a href="https://noirlab.edu/public/announcements/ann23022/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">noirlab.edu/public/announcemen</span><span class="invisible">ts/ann23022/</span></a><br>Image source: <a href="https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2331a/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw</span><span class="invisible">2331a/</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a><br>2/n</p>