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European Commission Confirms Cloud Data Breach at Europa.eu

The breach spotlights identity and phishing risks pending forensic confirmation of the stolen data.

Overview

  • The Commission detected an intrusion Tuesday in cloud systems that host Europa.eu and said Friday it contained the incident and began notifying affected EU bodies.
  • ShinyHunters claimed it stole about 350 GB of data and posted an archive of roughly 90 GB that it says came from the Commission’s cloud environment.
  • Officials said the websites stayed online and internal networks were not affected, and investigators are still mapping what was accessed and who is exposed.
  • Reporting points to at least one affected Amazon Web Services account, though the entry point has not been disclosed or verified by the Commission.
  • Independent researchers said the haul may include emails, DKIM email-signing keys, admin URLs, NextCloud files, material tied to the Athena mechanism, and possibly an SSO user directory, which could aid email spoofing and account takeovers if confirmed.