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Summary:
The Device Language Message Specification / Companion Specification for Energy Metering (DLMS/COSEM) constitutes the de‑facto communications backbone of contemporary Advanced Metering Infrastructure. As deployment density grows, so too does the protocol’s exposed attack surface, warranting systematic scrutiny. This paper contributes a structured catalogue of DLMS/COSEM‑specific cyber‑attacks. After presenting the protocol stack and the AMI architecture, we develop a threat model spanning edge meters, field‑area networks, and utility head‑ends. We then describe 6 attacks, grouped into three attack classes: (i) False‑Data Injection, (ii) Connection Disruption and Session Hijacking, (iii) Denial‑of‑Service at the application and network layers. The paper concludes by outlining research directions for detecting and mitigating these threats.Author(s):
Ioannis Papadopoulos
Public Power Corporation S.A.
Greece
Dimitris Merkouris
Public Power Corporation S.A.
Greece
Christos Dalamagkas
Public Power Corporation S.A.
Greece
Nikolaos Nikoloudakis
Public Power Corporation S.A.
Greece
Athanasios Arvanitis
Public Power Corporation S.A.
Greece