Source: Politico
Summary
The European Commission, the European Union’s top executive body, has confirmed a cyberattack on its cloud storage. Hackers reportedly stole a large amount of data, according to the Commission. The attack was detected on March 22, and an investigation is ongoing. The Commission said it is working to contain the incident and assess the impact.
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The announcement sounds ambitious.
Another day, another cloud storage hack. The European Commission joins the ranks of those who thought their data was safe online. “Advanced” security measures, meet “sophisticated” hackers. The Commission is “working to contain the incident,” which is code for “we’re trying to figure out what happened.” The real question is, what took them so long to notice?
Author: Evan Null
