Μεταξύ των 2010 και 2014, το Υπουργείο Ενέργειας των ΗΠΑ ( US Department of Energy – DOE ) δέχθηκε επίθεση από αγνώστους 159 φορές, όπως says USA Today relying on redacted documents obtained through Freedom of Information On
These documents show information submitted by officials and external partners, and do not reveal in depth details of the source or type of information that was stolen.
Τα δεδομένα συλλέγονται από το Συντονιστικό Κέντρο κοινής ασφάλειας Internet του τμήματος ενέργειας (Energy Department's Joint Cybersecurity Coordination Center) και δείχνουν μόνο την ημερομηνία της επίθεσης, το γραφείο όπου έλαβε χώρα, την τρέχουσα κατάσταση του περιστατικού, καθώς και ποιο το είδος της επίθεσης ήταν (κακόβουλος κώδικας, παραβίαση λογαριασμού χρήστη / λογαριασμού root, άρνηση παροχής υπηρεσιών, Web defacement, μη εξουσιοδοτούμενη χρήση).
From October 2010 and up to October of 2014 at the US Department of Energy, 1.131 was attacked against its infrastructure, of which 159 was successful.
The Department of Energy is a sought-after task primarily because it gathers information on the US power system, energy consumption and energy infrastructure.
Επιπλέον, το υπουργείο έχει επίσης πολλαπλές ευθύνες στον καθορισμό της ενεργειακής πολιτικής της χώρας, γεγονός που καθιστά την υπηρεσία πολύ ελκυστική για ομάδες που ειδικεύονται σε κυβερνο-espionage.
The US Department of Energy is also the National Nuclear Safety Agency, a multi-tied, self-governing organization with the US military responsible for managing the country's nuclear weapons stockpiles.
According to the documents, 19 successful attacks occurred in the IT infrastructure of the organization during the aforementioned period.
Most of the 90 attacks from the 159 set aimed at the Office of the Ministry of Science (DoE 's Office of Science), which houses the latest scientific research in the field of nuclear energy as well as that energy experiments are being done.
There is the general view that most of these attacks are carried out by cyber-espionage teams supported by foreign states.
Officials have ministry refused to comment on these incidents. Actually they did it, but in a totally wooden way and without saying anything important.
