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The European Commission discovered a March 24 breach of cloud infrastructure hosting Europa.eu and says it contained the incident. ShinyHunters claims roughly 350GB of data — mail servers, databases, confidential documents — was exfiltrated and has posted samples. The Commission says its internal systems were not affected and that services remained available while investigators and external experts assess the scope and notify affected Union entities.
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European Commission downplays ShinyHunters cyberattack impact
In a statement issued Friday, the Commission said it had detected an incident affecting the Europa.eu web portal, the European Union’s central online platform hosting websites and services for its institutions.
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The ShinyHunters hacker group claimed to have stolen over 350GB of information from European Commission cloud systems.
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The European Commission has confirmed a data breach after its Europa.eu web platform was hacked in a cyberattack claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion gang.
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The European Union's top executive body has confirmed a cyberattack after hackers reportedly stole reams of data from the European Commission's cloud storage.
European Commission investigating breach after Amazon cloud account hack
The European Commission, the European Union's main executive body, is investigating a security breach after a threat actor gained access to the Commission's Amazon cloud environment.
European Commission investigating breach after Amazon cloud hack
The European Commission, the European Union's main executive body, is investigating a security breach after a threat actor gained access to its Amazon cloud infrastructure.
Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-03-31