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CERT-EU: European Commission hack exposes data of 30 EU entities

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CERT-EU: European Commission hack exposes data of 30 EU entities

According to the European Union's Cybersecurity Service (CERT-EU), the TeamPCP threat group was responsible for the European Commission cloud attack, which exposed the data of at least 29 other Union bodies. After BleepingComputer requested proof that the primary executive body of the European Union's Amazon cloud environment had been compromised, the European Commission made the matter public on March 27. The Commission informed CERT-EU about the incident two days prior, claiming that it wasn't until March 24, five days after the original intrusion, that its Cybersecurity Operations Center became aware of API misuse, possible account compromise, or any unusual network traffic. On March 10, TeamPCP breached the European Commission's Amazon cloud environment by using a hacked Amaz...

European Commission confirms data breach after Europa.eu hack

Following an assault on its Europa.eu website, which was allegedly carried out by the extortion group ShinyHunters, the European Commission has confirmed a data breach. This hack impacts at least one of the Commission's AWS (Amazon Web Services) accounts, according to a Friday report from BleepingComputer. According to the Commission, no Europa websites were affected by the assault, and its employees took steps to limit the situation and stop additional data theft. Our current investigation's preliminary results indicate that information may have been stolen from those websites. The Union entities that may have been impacted by the occurrence are being duly notified by the Commission. In a press release issued on Friday in response to BleepingComputer's request for additional in...

Meta’s ‘Pay or Consent’ Approach Faces E.U. Competition Rules Scrutiny

A fresh setback has been dealt to Meta's decision to provide an ad-free subscription in the European Union (EU) after regulators charged the social media giant with violating the bloc's competition laws by making users pay to skip advertisements or watch them. The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is violated by the company's "pay or consent" advertising approach, according to the European Commission. According to the Commission, this binary option does not offer users a less customized but comparable version of Meta's social networks; instead, it compels users to consent to the mixing of their personal data. Additionally, it stated that organizations serving as gatekeepers must request consent from consumers before combining their personal data with that of other services and specific c...