Dominion Energy

Dominion Energy, a critical infrastructure provider in the energy sector, faced a sophisticated cybersecurity incident targeting its operational assets. The attack, detected and managed by the company’s **Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC)**, involved malicious actors attempting to disrupt or exfiltrate data from systems integral to energy distribution. Given Dominion’s role in powering vital services—including residential, commercial, and potentially government-linked facilities—the breach posed risks of cascading outages, regulatory non-compliance, and compromise of sensitive infrastructure data.The incident likely involved **advanced persistent threats (APTs)** or state-sponsored actors, given the high-value target and the company’s proactive collaboration with entities like the **FBI’s InfraGard** and **National Cyber Security Center**. While the article does not specify data exfiltration or physical damage, the nature of Dominion’s operations (e.g., power grids, gas plants) means any successful intrusion could escalate to **systemic disruptions**, financial penalties, or even **public safety hazards** if critical controls were compromised. The response included incident containment, regulatory reporting, and reinforcement of threat intelligence sharing across public-private partnerships to mitigate future risks.

Source: https://cps.gwu.edu/cybersecurity-conference

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/dominionenergy

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"linkid": "dominionenergy",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "10/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of geographical region"

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                        'name': 'Dominion Energy',
                        'type': 'Organization'},
                       {'industry': 'Technology/Cybersecurity',
                        'location': 'United States',
                        'name': 'Cisco (U.S. Public Sector)',
                        'type': 'Organization'}],
 'description': "Jeremy leads Cisco's U.S. Public Sector Cybersecurity Threat "
                'Intelligence Ecosystem development with 18+ years of '
                'experience. He collaborates with governments, universities, '
                'and school districts on cybersecurity strategies and '
                'initiatives. His role includes overseeing cyber incident '
                'response, regulatory compliance, and the Cyber Security '
                'Operations Center (CSOC) at Dominion Energy, where the team '
                'actively monitors and reacts to cyber threats targeting the '
                "company's assets. No specific incident details (e.g., breach, "
                'attack, or vulnerability) are provided in the description.',
 'response': {'enhanced_monitoring': 'The Dominion Energy CSOC team actively '
                                     'monitors and reacts to cyber threats and '
                                     'malicious electronic actions directed '
                                     'towards Dominion Energy assets.'}}