Pierluigi Paganini
April 04, 2026
CERT-EU says a European Commission cloud hack exposed data from 30 EU entities and links the breach to the TeamPCP group. CERT-EU attributed a European Commission cloud breach to the TeamPCP threat group, revealing that data from at least 30 EU entities was exposed. The incident was publicly disclosed on March 27 after inquiries confirmed […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 28, 2026
The European Commission has allegedly been breached by ShinyHunters, with reported data dumps including content from mail servers. The European Commission has allegedly been breached by ShinyHunters, with reported data dumps including content from mail servers and internal communications systems. The cybercrime group added the Commission to its Tor data leak site, claiming the theft […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 27, 2026
The European Commission confirmed a cyberattack affecting part of its cloud systems, now contained, with no impact on internal networks. On March 24, the European Commission detected a cyberattack affecting the cloud infrastructure hosting its Europa.eu websites. The incident was quickly contained, with mitigation measures applied and no disruption to website availability. Early findings suggest […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 09, 2026
The European Commission is investigating a cyberattack after detecting signs that its mobile device management system was compromised. The European Commission is investigating a cyberattack on its mobile device management platform after detecting intrusion traces. Attackers may have accessed some staff data, including names and phone numbers, but so far they have not compromised any […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 19, 2023
The European Commission urges member states to limit “without delay” equipment from Chinese suppliers from their 5G networks, specifically Huawei and ZTE. The European Commission told member states to impose restrictions on high-risk suppliers for 5G networks without delay, with a specific focus on the dependency on high-risk suppliers, specifically Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 07, 2021
Not only the European Commission, but many other organizations of the European Union have been targeted by a cyberattack in March. A European Commission spokesperson confirmed that the European Commission, along with other European Union organizations, was hit by a cyberattack in March. The authorities did not disclose any details about the type of threats […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 17, 2019
The European Commission confirmed that has no evidence of issues associated with using products designed by Kaspersky Lab. In June 2018, European Parliament passed a resolution that classified the security firm’s software as “malicious” due to the alleged link of the company with the Russian intelligence. The call for a ban on Kaspersky’s software among […]
Pierluigi Paganini
March 02, 2018
The UE issued new recommendations to tackle illegal content online, it asked internet companies to promptly remove terror content from their platforms within an hour from notification. On Thursday, the UE issued new recommendations to internet companies to promptly remove “harmful content,” including terror content, from their platforms. “As a follow-up, the Commission is today recommending a set […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 29, 2012
Another victim of cyber attacks, the UN nuclear agency International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that one of its servers was compromised by a group of hackers who claims to be anti-Israeli. The group of hackers who named itself Parastoo Farsi have exposed contacts for more than 100 nuclear experts and scientists, the word […]
Pierluigi Paganini
November 28, 2012
Cyber security is considered a primary target for every governments, the increase of cyber criminal activities, state-sponsored operations and the raise of hacktivism requires the use of additional resources to counteract these phenomena. The European Commission has announced an increase to planned cyber security budget by 14% through 2020, a figure considered not sufficient by […]
