Between 2010 and 2014, the US Department of Energy (DOE) was attacked 159 times by unknown individuals, such as says USA Today relying on redacted documents received through him Freedom of Information Act.
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.
The data συλλέγονται από το Συντονιστικό Κέντρο κοινής ασφάλειας διαδικτύου 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 (maliciousς 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 target primarily because it gathers information about the system US power, energy consumption and energy infrastructure.
In addition, the ministry also has multiple responsibilities in defining the country's energy policy, making the service very attractive to cyber-espionage groups.
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 infrastructure information technologyof 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.