NASA spacecraft were 'vulnerable to hacking' for years but nobody knew until AI fixed the flaw in 4 days

Cyber criminals could reportedly have hijacked spacecraft or the Mars Rovers, or intercepted highly sensitive data from space missions, until AI spotted the problem and applied a fix Artificial Intelligence was able to solve the problem (Image: Getty Images)

NASA spacecraft were reportedly vulnerable to hacking for years - until an AI programme rooted out the issue and fixed it within four days. The weakness could have resulted in hackers hijacking spacecraft or the Mars Rovers , or intercepting highly sensitive data.

The vulnerability lay in the security system designed to protect communications between NASA spacecraft and the Earth, reports Space.com . It reportedly lay undetected for three years, until it was discovered by an AI cybersecurity algorithm developed by Cal