WHID 2011-32: European Carbon Trading Systems Hacked
Entry Title: WHID 2011-32: European Carbon Trading Systems Hacked
WHID ID: 2011-32
Date Occurred: January 19, 2011
Attack Method: Unknown
Application Weakness: Unknown
Outcome: Monetary Loss
Attacked Entity Field: Energy
Attacked Entity Geography:
Incident Description: Cyberattacks on national registries caused the closure
of the ETS system last wednesday, right after from Czech Republic came the
news that the firm Blackstone Global Ventures discovered to be missing
something close to 9 million US dollars of carbon allowances.
Mass Attack: No
Reference: http://www.estonianfreepress.com/2011/01/ets-carbon-cyberattack/
Attack Source Geography:
Cost: $9,000,000.00
Items Leaked: Carbon Trading Credits
Additional Link:
http://www.ote-cr.cz/about-ote/OTE_news/tiskova-zprava-k-aktualni-situaci-v-
ceskem-rejstriku-emisnich-povolenek