* Phishing action was international, CO2 trading unaffected * Six German companies had permits stolen * EU Commission uninvolved, investigations at state level
FRANKFURT/BERLIN, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Online fraudsters have targeted international carbon markets to steal emissions permits from companies and sell them illegally, officials said on Wednesday. Account holders at emissions registries were hit by a “phishing” scam last week when emails were sent to market participants requesting their details, an official at German registry DEHSt said on Wednesday, clarifying a media report. “It was not a hacker attack but a phishing action at firms participating in emissions trading,” said Hans-Juergen Nantke, the head of DEHSt.
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