Greek hackers apparently made the big scoop and earned twenty-eight million euros through emissions trading.
According to Patras portal dete.gr, the unknown hackers broke the registration codes of Greece, Australia and the Czech Republic, stole their emissions rights and sold them in the European Emissions Trading market. They earned no less than twenty-eight million euros.
The hackers have reportedly used several computers. One is located at the University of Patras’ Department of Electric and Computer Engineering. The hard drive of the computer is currently under scrutiny by the Electronic Crime Units of the Greek Police.
Emissions Trading (also known as cap and trade) is a market that provides economic incentives to countries in order to achieve a global reduction in the emission of pollutants. Countries have the possibilities to sell or buy their rights against money.
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