Unauthorized Access to the Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Website
Overview
The Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Commission confirmed unauthorized access to its website, Den Tore Net, and suspended its operation. It is investigating the cause and considering measures to prevent recurrence. Until the site is restored, reports will be accepted by email. It is still checking whether any information was leaked. The Commission apologized for causing concern and inconvenience.
Key points
- Unauthorized access occurred in the early hours of October 27, and the Commission confirmed it the following day, October 28.
- The Commission suspended operation of the website and is investigating the cause and considering measures to prevent recurrence.
- Until the site is restored, reports from businesses and others will be accepted by email.
- The Commission is checking whether any information was leaked.
Overview
The Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Commission announced that it had confirmed unauthorized access to its website, Den Tore Net. The access occurred in the early hours of October 27, and the Commission confirmed it on October 28. Operation of the affected site has been suspended, and the Commission is investigating the cause and considering measures to prevent recurrence.
Impact
The Commission deeply apologized for causing concern and inconvenience in connection with this incident.
Details
The Commission uses Den Tore Net to regularly receive electricity trading reports and gas trading reports from retail electricity providers, gas retailers, and others. Until the site is restored, reports from these businesses and others will be accepted by email; the Commission will separately inform each provider and other relevant party about how to send them. Related links include the reporting forms for electricity trading reports and gas trading reports.
At the time of the announcement, the Commission was checking whether the unauthorized access had resulted in any information being leaked.