Cybersecurity Issues in Local Energy Markets

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Auteurs principaux: Dabashi, Al Hussein, Maleki, Sajjad, Mukherjee, Biswarup, Epiphaniou, Gregory, Maple, Carsten, Konstantinou, Charalambos, Lakshminarayana, Subhash
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author Dabashi, Al Hussein
Maleki, Sajjad
Mukherjee, Biswarup
Epiphaniou, Gregory
Maple, Carsten
Konstantinou, Charalambos
Lakshminarayana, Subhash
author_facet Dabashi, Al Hussein
Maleki, Sajjad
Mukherjee, Biswarup
Epiphaniou, Gregory
Maple, Carsten
Konstantinou, Charalambos
Lakshminarayana, Subhash
contents Local Energy Markets (LEMs), though pivotal to the energy transition, face growing cybersecurity threats due to their reliance on smart grid communication standards and vulnerable Internet-of-Things (IoT)-enabled devices. This is a critical issue because such vulnerabilities can be exploited to manipulate market operations, compromise participants' privacy, and destabilize power distribution networks. This work maps LEM communication flows to existing standards, highlights potential impacts of key identified vulnerabilities, and simulates cyberattack scenarios on a privacy-preserving LEM model to assess their impacts. Findings reveal how attackers could distort pricing and demand patterns. We finally present recommendations for researchers, industry developers, policymakers, and LEM stakeholders to secure future LEM deployments.
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spellingShingle Cybersecurity Issues in Local Energy Markets
Dabashi, Al Hussein
Maleki, Sajjad
Mukherjee, Biswarup
Epiphaniou, Gregory
Maple, Carsten
Konstantinou, Charalambos
Lakshminarayana, Subhash
Cryptography and Security
Systems and Control
Local Energy Markets (LEMs), though pivotal to the energy transition, face growing cybersecurity threats due to their reliance on smart grid communication standards and vulnerable Internet-of-Things (IoT)-enabled devices. This is a critical issue because such vulnerabilities can be exploited to manipulate market operations, compromise participants' privacy, and destabilize power distribution networks. This work maps LEM communication flows to existing standards, highlights potential impacts of key identified vulnerabilities, and simulates cyberattack scenarios on a privacy-preserving LEM model to assess their impacts. Findings reveal how attackers could distort pricing and demand patterns. We finally present recommendations for researchers, industry developers, policymakers, and LEM stakeholders to secure future LEM deployments.
title Cybersecurity Issues in Local Energy Markets
topic Cryptography and Security
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.01536