The IT attack was discovered at the end of last week. According to the Commission, immediate measures were taken to contain the incident and prevent further problems.
The attack targeted the cloud environment behind the Europa.eu platform. This platform hosts websites of several European institutions, including the Commission itself and other EU bodies.
According to initial findings, the situation is now under control. The websites remained accessible during the incident and continue to function. However, there are indications that data from the affected systems may have been compromised. It is not yet clear which specific information was affected.
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The Commission emphasizes that its internal systems were not impacted. The investigation is therefore mainly focused on the external web environment and its underlying infrastructure.
Other European institutions may also have been affected. The Commission has reached out to involved organizations to assess the possible consequences.
There is still no clarity on the perpetrators. Some reports claim a group has taken responsibility for the attack, but this has not been officially confirmed.
Further investigations will take place in the coming period to determine exactly what happened. The findings will help improve the digital security of European systems.