Between 2010 and 2014, the US Department of Energy (DOE) was attacked 159 times by unknown individuals, such as says USA Today based on processed documents received through the 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 is collected by the department's Joint Cyber Security Coordination Center energyς (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 to October 2014, the US Department of Energy recorded 1.131 attacks against its infrastructure, of which 159 were 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.
In addition, the ministry also has multiple responsibilities in setting the country's energy policy, which makes the agency very attractive to groups specializing in cyber-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.
