Cyber-Attacks and Mitigation in Blockchain Based Transactive Energy Systems

Carlos Barreto; Taha Eghtesad; Scott Eisele; Aron Laszka; Abhishek Dubey; Xenofon Koutsoukos

doi:10.1109/ICPS48405.2020.9274708

Cyber-Attacks and Mitigation in Blockchain Based Transactive Energy Systems

Carlos Barreto
, Taha Eghtesad
, Scott Eisele
, Aron Laszka
, Abhishek Dubey
, Xenofon Koutsoukos

College of Information Sciences and Technology

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14 Scopus citations

Abstract

Power grids are undergoing major changes due to the rapid adoption of intermittent renewable energy resources and the increased availability of energy storage devices. These trends drive smart-grid operators to envision a future where peer-to-peer energy trading occurs within microgrids, leading to the development of Transactive Energy Systems. Blockchains have garnered significant interest from both academia and industry for their potential application in decentralized TES, in large part due to their high level of resilience. In this paper, we introduce a novel class of attacks against blockchain based TES, which target the gateways that connect market participants to the system. We introduce a general model of blockchain based TES and study multiple threat models and attack strategies. We also demonstrate the impact of these attacks using a testbed based on GridLAB-D and a private Ethereum network. Finally, we study how to mitigate these attack.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Industrial Cyberphysical Systems, ICPS 2020
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	129-136
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728163895
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPS48405.2020.9274708
State	Published - Jun 10 2020
Event	3rd IEEE Conference on Industrial Cyberphysical Systems, ICPS 2020 - Virtual, Tampere, Finland Duration: Jun 10 2020 → Jun 12 2020

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Name	Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Industrial Cyberphysical Systems, ICPS 2020

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Conference	3rd IEEE Conference on Industrial Cyberphysical Systems, ICPS 2020
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Virtual, Tampere
Period	6/10/20 → 6/12/20

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science Applications
Hardware and Architecture
Information Systems and Management
Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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Barreto, C., Eghtesad, T., Eisele, S., Laszka, A., Dubey, A., & Koutsoukos, X. (2020). Cyber-Attacks and Mitigation in Blockchain Based Transactive Energy Systems. In Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Industrial Cyberphysical Systems, ICPS 2020 (pp. 129-136). Article 9274708 (Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Industrial Cyberphysical Systems, ICPS 2020). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPS48405.2020.9274708

Barreto, Carlos ; Eghtesad, Taha ; Eisele, Scott et al. / Cyber-Attacks and Mitigation in Blockchain Based Transactive Energy Systems. Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Industrial Cyberphysical Systems, ICPS 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. pp. 129-136 (Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Industrial Cyberphysical Systems, ICPS 2020).

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Barreto, C, Eghtesad, T, Eisele, S, Laszka, A, Dubey, A & Koutsoukos, X 2020, Cyber-Attacks and Mitigation in Blockchain Based Transactive Energy Systems. in Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Industrial Cyberphysical Systems, ICPS 2020., 9274708, Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Industrial Cyberphysical Systems, ICPS 2020, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 129-136, 3rd IEEE Conference on Industrial Cyberphysical Systems, ICPS 2020, Virtual, Tampere, Finland, 6/10/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPS48405.2020.9274708

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