Europe’s cyber agency blames hacking gangs for massive data breach and leak
Why it matters: The European Commission suffered a data breach and subsequent leak of stolen data online.
- CERT-EU attributed the initial hack on the European Commission to the cybercrime group TeamPCP.
- ShinyHunters gang was identified as the group responsible for leaking the stolen data online after the breach.
Europe's cyber agency, CERT-EU, has identified the cybercrime group TeamPCP as the perpetrators behind the recent data breach at the European Commission. The notorious ShinyHunters gang is then blamed for subsequently leaking the stolen information online, revealing a two-pronged attack from distinct hacking groups.
