Learn about the EU Commission cyberattack by ShinyHunters, resulting in a 350 GB data leak from AWS cloud accounts. Get details on the incident and ongoing investigation.
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The European Commission has faced a major cyberattack that resulted in hundreds of gigabytes of data being leaked. The incident occurred after one of the Amazon Web Services cloud accounts, used to support EU infrastructure, was hacked. Despite the specialists' prompt response, it was impossible to prevent the leak entirely.
Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the well-known hacker group ShinyHunters. According to their statements, the attackers gained access to email servers, databases, internal documents, and contracts. The total volume of stolen information exceeds 350 GB, with over 90 GB already published online as proof.
The European Commission confirmed the incident and acknowledged that the published materials are indeed linked to their systems. At the same time, representatives stated that the attack was quickly contained and that official services were not disrupted. A detailed investigation into the consequences of the leak and the scale of potential damage is currently ongoing.
This case serves as another signal of the growing risks to government digital systems. Earlier this year, another incident related to mobile device management infrastructure was recorded, which could have exposed employees' personal data. Experts note that such attacks are becoming increasingly complex and large-scale, and leaks at this level can have long-term consequences for both data security and trust in government digital services.