MALVEAUX: It cost NASA more than $7 million in recent years. Has nothing to do with space. What are we talking about here? Hackers. A new report showing that a recent security breach at NASA gave hackers with Chinese Internet addresses, quote, "full functional control" of NASA computers. John Zarrella is tracking developments out of Miami. John, wow, what is going on here?</s>JOHN ZARRELLA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, you know, Suzanne, you would think that besides the CIA that perhaps NASA have would have the most secure data systems anywhere in the world. Well, according to the Inspector General's report that was just released, it says that NASA lags far behind other federal agencies in protecting its data. In one of the most disconcerting events, apparently last March, around this time, a computer, a laptop computer, was stolen that contained algorithms for command and control of the International Space Station. Now, NASA says that at no time were the operations of the International Space Station in any way in jeopardy. But it pinpointed some of the breaches. In fact, there were more than 5,000 security incidents that NASA has investigated over the past couple of years. And one of them out at the jet propulsion laboratory was the one you just referenced where hackers apparently, with those IP addresses in China, had access to very sensitive jet propulsion laboratory systems, which would have allowed them to modify, delete, or copy sensitive files. Now, folks out at the jet propulsion laboratory in California told me that they are always NASA systems under constant attacks, but that the bottom line in all of this is that they are continuing to try to step up and to respond to all of these ongoing threats. Suzanne.</s>MALVEAUX: All right, John, thank you so much. Appreciate it.</s>ZARRELLA: Sure.</s>MALVEAUX: CNN NEWSROOM continues right now with Kate Bolduan. Hi, Kate.</s>KATE BOLDUAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi there, Suzanne. Nice to see you.
Hackers from China Breach NASA