Brazilian Hackers Mistakenly Target NASA Instead Of NSA

NASA is the victim of a digital attack, as a group of Brazilian hackers have taken out their anger on the U.S. government agency's official website. Unfortunately for both NASA and the hackers, the target of the hack was incorrect. Brazilian citizens and government have been furious after learning that the National Security Agency (more notoriously known as the NSA) has been spying on Brazil. Specifically, the NSA spied on Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's email. To retaliate, Brazilian hackers decided to post the message "Stop spying on us" on the website. The website they chose; however, was that of the space agency NASA.

The hackers also demanded that the U.S. not get involved in attacking Syria and shared their list of political demands. "Some activists decided to protest this US practice but it seems that they picked the wrong target," a specialized blog of the Brazilian news portal Uol said according to MSN. "They hacked NASA's web page and left the message: Stop spying on us." According to NASA spokesman Allard Beutel, NASA missions were not compromised. "At no point were any of the agency's primary websites, missions or classified systems compromised," said Beutel. "We are diligently taking action to investigate and reconstitute the websites impacted during web defacement incident." Dilma Rousseff, Brazil President, Cancels October Visit To US Over NSA Surveillance Spying Allegations

The Brazilian hacker retaliation is rooted in the revelation that the NSA was spying on President Rousseff's mobile phone and e-mail communications. The allegations go so far to state that oil giant Petrobras and her advisers were spied on as well. According to CNN, Rousseff is both embarrassed and outraged by the news. This places the United States in a sticky situation, as Brazil is the second largest trading partner for the country after China. Since the revelation, President Rousseff has cancelled her state visit to Washington, which was slated to be next month. "The president has said that he understands and regrets the concerns disclosures of alleged U.S. intelligence activities have generated in Brazil and made clear that he is committed to working together with President Rousseff and her government in diplomatic channels to move beyond this issue as a source of tension in our bilateral relationship," said the White House in response to the recent turn of events. NSA Spying: Glenn Greenwald Says NSA Read Emails Of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto; Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Also Target

Immediately after the NSA leaks, Rousseff requested that President Obama provide an explanation. But his words have reportedly failed to satisfy the Brazilian President and in turn, has resulted in the cancellation of the October 23rd trip. "Given the proximity of the scheduled state visit to Washington and in the absence of a timely investigation ... there aren't conditions for this trip to be made," the statement from the Brazilian government read. "The Brazilian government is confident that when the question is settled in an adequate manner, the state visit can quickly occur."