EU Commission Confirms Cloud Hack, Data Stolen
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- European Commission confirmed a cyber‑attack that impacted part of its cloud infrastructure hosting the Europa.eu website.
- Thomas Regnier told TechCrunch the Commission discovered the attack, took immediate steps to contain it, and implemented risk‑mitigation measures.
- European Commission said its internal systems were not affected by the breach.
- Bleeping Computer reported the breach, citing sources that hackers stole hundreds of gigabytes of data, including multiple databases, from the Commission’s Amazon Web Services account.
- Hackers provided screenshots as evidence of their access to the Commission’s cloud storage.
- European Commission has not clarified what specific types of data were stolen.
Why it matters: The breach exposes the EU’s cloud infrastructure to data loss, raising concerns about data protection and the security of third‑party cloud providers, while the Commission’s internal systems remain secure, limiting operational disruption but highlighting the need for stricter cloud‑security oversight.
