EU Confirms Cyberattack on Cloud Storage After Data Breach at AWS
On March 27, the European Commission confirmed that hackers stole vast amounts of data from its cloud storage system following an attack linked to Amazon Web Services. The executive body has launched a formal investigation into how this breach occurred and is working with authorities in Ireland where servers are located while simultaneously attempting to contain any potential leaks within EU websites. Early findings suggest significant information was compromised, prompting the Commission's top officials to address public concerns regarding data security across European institutions.
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1The European Commission confirmed it discovered and investigated an unauthorized cyberattack on Tuesday.
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2Hackers reportedly stole large amounts of data from cloud storage hosting europa.eu websites before containment was achieved. The attack targeted Amazon Web Services infrastructure used by EU officials to host official sites.
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The European Commission announced it was launching an investigation into Tuesday cyberattacks targeting 'europa.eu' websites and its cloud infrastructure.
— [Mar 27, 18:44] Commission investigates cyberattack targeting EU websites (Euractiv)EU executive body confirmed a cybersecurity breach after hackers reportedly stole large amounts of data from the European Commission's Amazon Cloud Storage service.
— [Mar 27, 18:00] The European Union's top executive body has confirmed a cyberattack after hackers reportedly stolen reams of data (Techcrunch)The EU discovered Tuesday that its cloud computing infrastructure was the target and took immediate steps to contain it.
— [Mar 27, 17:40] European Commission investigates cyber attack on its websites (Politico.eu)The EU confirmed a cyberattack that compromised its web presence hosted by AWS but left internal systems unaffected after hackers stole hundreds of gigabytes from cloud storage during an ongoing investigation. The Commission has contained the breach and implemented risk mitigation measures, though specific details on stolen data remain unclear at this time.
The European Commission announced it has contained and investigated a cyber attack on its cloud infrastructure that may have resulted in data theft from websites used by various EU bodies while leaving internal systems unaffected; no specific perpetrator was identified at this time, though the incident follows recent warnings about Europe's declining cybersecurity posture.
The European Union is investigating a cloud infrastructure breach where an attacker stole over 350 GB of data from at least one account, though the Commission has not yet publicly disclosed details. The threat actor plans to leak this information online without extortion and may be linked to similar attacks on other EU institutions exploiting vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile software.