ShinyHunters Claims 350GB Data Theft from EU
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- ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen more than 350 GB of data from the European Commission, a breach detected on March 24.
- European Commission said its internal systems were not compromised despite the reported data loss.
- Amazon Web Services hosted the compromised web platform, with the breach affecting the infrastructure that powers the Commission’s Europa site.
- Mail servers were among the sources of the data dump, according to the hacker group’s claim.
- European Commission launched an investigation into the breach, as noted in the BleepingComputer article title.
- Multiple media outlets (including BleepingComputer, Engadget, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Network World, Cyber Security News, and Slashdot) reported on the incident, underscoring its prominence.
Why it matters: The breach exposes a gap in the EU’s cloud‑based web infrastructure, putting European Commission communications at risk and giving ShinyHunters a large cache of data to exploit, while the Commission’s claim that internal systems remain safe may limit immediate operational impact but raises questions about data protection oversight.
