European Commission confirms platform data breach admits 'data have been taken' from official websites

Date:
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:25:00 +0000

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Unnamed attackers claim to have taken 350GB of European Commission data and plan to leak it.

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now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Join the club Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards. Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter European Commission hit by cyberattack on its AWS-hosted Europa.eu infrastructure Attackers allegedly stole 350GB of organizational data, with plans to leak it online EC says internal systems unaffected, investigation ongoing, and extra protections implemented The European Commission (EC), the executive cabinet of the European Union, has confirmed it suffered a cyberattack in which it lost sensitive data.

In an official statement , the Commission said it spotted the intrusion on March 24 2026, when unidentified attackers accessed the cloud infrastructure where its Europa.eu website is hosted. While the organization said it responded swiftly and managed to contain the risk, some data seems to have been taken from the website. Article continues below You may like European space agency confirms 'external servers' breached in cyberattack Eurail confirms stolen traveler data is on sale in the dark web - and it still doesn't know who is behind the attack LexisNexis confirms data breach, says hackers hit customer and business info Still investigating The Commission's services are still investigating the full impact of the incident, the press release reads.

The Commission's internal systems were not affected by the cyber-attack. The Commission will continue to monitor the situation and take all necessary measures to ensure the security of its internal systems and data. It will analyze the incident and use the results to further enhance its cybersecurity capabilities.

The EC did not discuss the nature of these files, or how many of them were stolen. It said it is notifying the Union entities who might have been affected by the incident, suggesting that its organization data - not
personal information - that was stolen.

It added that it implemented additional risk mitigation features to protect services and data without disrupting the website. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

While the EC did not say who the attackers were or how they were able to access its network, BleepingComputer claims the miscreants broke into an Amazon Web Services (AWS) account, from which they allegedly took more than 350 GB of data.

Amazon confirmed to the publication that its infrastructure is intact, suggesting that this was either a social engineering attack, or the result of a successful infostealer infection.

The unnamed group said it had no intention of extorting EC for any money and will rather leak the stolen information on the dark web, at a later date. The best antivirus for all budgets Our top picks, based on real-world testing and comparisons

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