Press Release: Emissions trading: Commission takes action over cyber attacks on EU ETS account holders

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Series Details IP/10/125 (4.2.10)
Publication Date 04/02/2010
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The European Commission intends to prepare revised internet security guidelines following cyber attacks on EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) registries in February 2010. Fake emails asked users of the registries to log on to a malicious website and disclose their user identification code and password. Some fraudulent transactions were carried out, but the security of the Community Registry and the Community Independent Transaction Log has not been compromised.
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EurActiv, 18.2.10: EU approves revised ETS rules to combat cyber crime http://www.euractiv.com/climate-environment/eu-approves-revised-ets-rules-co-news-260461
European Commisssion: DG Environment: Climate change: Emission Trading Scheme: Community Independent Transaction Log http://ec.europa.eu/environment/climat/emission/citl_en.htm
Spiegel Online International, 3.2.10: Phishing Scam Cripples European Emissions Trading http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,675725,00.html
Deutsche Welle, 3.2.10: Hackers steal emissions trading certificates http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5206339,00.html
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