As far as the Department of Energy could tell this week, the hack of a small, veteran-owned consulting business in Albuquerque, N.M., did not compromise any National Nuclear Security Administration data.
“The Department of Energy is aware of the cyberattack against Sol Oriens, a veteran-owned consulting firm whose clients include the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA),” a DOE spokesperson wrote in an email Monday. “There is no evidence that any DOE/NNSA data was compromised and there is no risk or impact to any government systems. We continue to stay in close communication with Sol Oriens.”
Sol Oriens has about 50 employees or fewer, according to its LinkedIn page. The company’s website could not be reached at deadline for Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor. Media reported last week that the company became aware of the hack some time in May.
Sol Oriens told Fox News that “an unauthorized individual” penetrated the company’s corporate network and “acquired certain documents.”
The DOE says Sol Oriens’ corporate network does not contain any NNSA information.
At deadline, there were three job listings posted online for Sol Oriens, all in the Albuquerque area: Nuclear System Program Analyst, Project Controls Specialist and Primavera P6 Scheduler. The latter is software used to keep projects on schedule.
