The International Meteor Organization (IMO), a nonprofit coordinating meteor observations since 1988, suffered a cyberattack that dealt a critical blow to its aging infrastructure, taking much of its site offline. The organization expects several weeks of partial downtime while transitioning to new infrastructure and is prioritizing fireball observation reporting in the interim.
Background
The IMO, founded in 1988, maintains essential databases of meteor and fireball observations and publishes the bimonthly WGN journal. Cyberattacks targeting astronomy and space research organizations are relatively rare compared to other sectors.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026 at 05:08 AM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10