European Commission Confirms 350GB Data Breach Through Compromised AWS Cloud Account

The European Commission confirmed a cyber-attack on March 24 that compromised its AWS cloud account hosting the Europa.eu platform, with attackers exfiltrating over 350GB of data including multiple databases. The Commission stated internal systems were not affected, while AWS confirmed no breach of its own services. The attacker has threatened to publish the stolen data without demanding a ransom. The breach comes amid heightened state-sponsored cyber operations related to the Iran conflict and ongoing Russia-Ukraine tensions.