European Commission data stolen in a cyberattack on the infrastructure hosting its web sites
The European Commission has suffered a cyberattack on its cloud infrastructure, resulting in the theft of over 350GB of data. The Commission's internal IT systems were not affected, and it is working to determine the impact of the attack.
The European Commission's Europa.eu platform was attacked, compromising an account on Amazon Web Services. Over 350GB of data was stolen, which the hacker plans to leak. The Commission's internal systems were not affected, and it has implemented risk mitigation measures. The incident is being investigated, and the cause of the breach is unknown. This is the second cyberattack on the Commission in recent weeks, following an incident in January that may have exposed staff data.
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