The European Commission has confirmed a major cyberattack on its cloud storage infrastructure, as reported by TechCrunch. Hackers breached the Commission’s cloud storage, leading to the theft of substantial amounts of data.
According to European Commission spokesperson Nika Blazevic, the cyberattack impacted a significant portion of the Commission’s cloud infrastructure. Immediate actions were taken to contain the attack and implement robust risk mitigation measures. Fortunately, the Commission’s internal systems remained unaffected by the breach.
The breach specifically targeted the Commission’s cloud infrastructure responsible for hosting the Europa.eu platform, which houses a significant amount of the Commission’s website data. Bleeping Computer revealed that hackers accessed hundreds of gigabytes of data, including various databases, from the European Commission’s account on Amazon Web Services. Evidence of the breach was provided, including screenshots of unauthorized access.
The full extent and nature of the stolen data remain unclear at this time. However, the incident underscores the persistent and sophisticated threats faced by organizations in safeguarding their critical digital assets, and the vital importance of implementing comprehensive cybersecurity measures.
Source: TechCrunch