European Commission Hit by Cyberattack, Investigation Into Data Theft

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The Commission is stepping up protection as Europe faces continued cyber and hybrid attacks.

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The incident concerns the hosting environment of the central Europe.eu platform, on which not only the websites of the Commission, but also those of the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and many other EU institutions are running. Hackers are said to have stolen more than 350 gigabytes of data – including several complete databases.This is one of the largest known attacks to date on the EU's digital presence.The contribution cyber attac…