European Commission confirms cyberattack after hackers claim data breach

The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, has acknowledged a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of substantial data from its cloud storage. Nika Blazevic, a spokesperson for the Commission, informed TechCrunch that they had detected the attack, which impacted a segment of their cloud infrastructure. In a statement, Blazevic reassured that the Commission acted swiftly to contain the breach and has implemented risk mitigation strategies. While the investigation continues, she clarified that the internal systems of the Commission remained unaffected by the incident. According to a detailed announcement on the Commission's official website, the breach specifically targeted its cloud infrastructure that supports the Europa.eu platform, which houses a significant portion of its web data. This revelation comes after Bleeping Computer reported the incident, citing sources familiar with the situation. The report indicated that the hackers managed to steal hundreds of gigabytes of data, including various databases, from the Commission's account with Amazon Web Services. Evidence of the breach, including screenshots, was reportedly shared by the hackers with the publication. As of now, the specific types of data compromised remain unclear.