▁such ▁as ▁End game ▁systems ▁who ▁design ▁off ensive ▁software ▁for ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁were ▁revealed . ▁It ▁was ▁shown ▁that ▁End game ▁systems ▁job ▁applic ants ▁had ▁previously ▁" managed ▁team ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁persons , ▁responsible ▁for ▁coordin ating ▁off ensive ▁computer ▁network ▁operations ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁and ▁other ▁federal ▁ag encies ." ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Pent agon ▁was ▁to ▁host ▁contract ors ▁who ▁" w ant ▁to ▁propose ▁revolution ary ▁techn ologies ▁for ▁understanding , ▁planning ▁and ▁man aging ▁cy ber war fare . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁am bit ious ▁program ▁that ▁the ▁Def ense ▁Advanced ▁Research ▁Project s ▁Agency , ▁or ▁D AR PA , ▁calls ▁Plan ▁X , ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁description ▁tal ks ▁about ▁' under standing ▁the ▁cy ber ▁batt les pace ', ▁quant ifying ▁' b attle ▁damage ' ▁and ▁working ▁in ▁D AR PA ' s ▁' cy ber war ▁labor atory .' " ▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁den ial ▁of ▁service ▁attacks , ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁banks ▁including ▁J . P . ▁Morgan ▁Ch ase . ▁Cred it ▁for ▁these ▁attacks ▁was ▁claimed ▁by ▁a ▁hack t iv ist ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁Q ass am ▁Cy ber ▁F igh ters ▁who ▁have ▁l abeled ▁the ▁attacks ▁Operation ▁Ab abil . ▁The ▁attacks ▁had ▁been ▁executed ▁in ▁several ▁phases ▁and ▁were