Because the space shuttle program ends, sold the old NASA computer. Sensitive data on their hard drives were erased before the sale but not sufficient. This has created the 1978 NASA Office of Inspector General (OIG) found. The 190-man authority aims to crime, waste and abuse in NASA prevent and detect.

One of the tested computer containing highly sensitive data on a space shuttle, reports the Office.To prevent such a data breach, it was actually at the NASA requirement to share data with DBAN (Darik's Boot and Nuke), Secure Erase WipeDrive or deleted.But the rules were not followed by all departments.

In a recycling facility also 44 old computers with IP addresses of the NASA stickers were found. So that hackers can easily gain access to the NASA internal network. Some missing disks were later found in a publicly accessible container. Particularly in light of revelations that Wikileaks is doubly embarrassing for NASA.