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European Commission Admits Breach of Public Web Systems
Up to 350 GB of data, including sensitive documents, was reportedly stolen from European Commission websites hosted on AWS, with 90 GB already leaked by the ShinyHunters group.
- On March 24, the European Commission identified a data breach on its Europa websites, with reports linking the extortion group ShinyHunters to the incident.
- ShinyHunters, an extortion group established around 2020, has previously targeted major organizations including Salesforce, Allianz Life, SoundCloud, and Ticketmaster in financially motivated attacks.
- Reports indicate the threat actor may have exfiltrated more than 350 GB of data from the AWS cloud environment, though the Commission maintains internal systems remain unaffected.
- In a statement on March 27, the Commission said "data have been taken from those websites" and is notifying affected Union entities of the incident.
- Just last month, the Commission faced a separate intrusion involving Commission-issued mobile phones that "may have resulted in access to staff names," marking a second security headache in quick succession.
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The European Commission announced for months that some of its public websites have been subjected to a cybernetic attack by which data have been stored and initiated an investigation to clarify what has happened, according to Agerpres. "The Commission has responded to a cybernetic attack against our "Europe" platform, led by Amazon ...) Our mechanisms ...
The European Commission has confirmed that part of its cloud infrastructure has been hit by a cyberattack, with media reports suggesting that hackers may have obtained a significant amount of data. The organisation says the attack has been contained, but the investigation is still ongoing.
ShinyHunters claim responsibility for European Commission breach
Reportedly, the crime group accessed more than 350GB of stolen data related to data dumps of mail servers, databases, confidential documents, contracts and other sensitive material. Read more: ShinyHunters claim responsibility for European Commission breach
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