The European Commission disclosed on March 24 that a cyber-attack against the cloud infrastructure hosting its Europa.eu platform led to early findings of data exfiltration. The Commission contained the intrusion, kept Europa websites online while confirming internal administrative systems were unaffected, and is notifying potentially affected Union entities as it uses forensic results to enhance the Cyber Emergency Mechanism and its defenses. #EuropeanCommission #EuropaEu
Keypoints
- A cyber-attack targeting the cloud infrastructure hosting Europa.eu was discovered on March 24.
- Early investigation findings indicate data were taken from the affected websites.
- Emergency measures were implemented to contain the attack and maintain Europa services online.
- Internal Commission systems handling sensitive administration and decision-making were not compromised.
- The Commission is notifying potentially affected Union entities and using forensic analysis to strengthen the Cyber Emergency Mechanism and overall defenses.
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