On March 24, the European Commission confirmed it had experienced a breach, but the scope of it was under investigation. HackRead reports:
Hackers claiming to be from the ShinyHunters group say they have breached systems linked to the European Commission and released more than 350 GB of data. The claim appeared on the group’s dark web site earlier today, where they also post material linked to earlier incidents involving enterprise platforms.
According to the listing reviewed by Hackread.com, the data is described as a mix of mail server dumps, database exports, internal documents, and contracts. The attackers say the files were obtained through a system compromise, though no technical details have been shared so far to support that claim.
At this stage, there is no independent verification of the data. The European Commission has acknowledged the reports and said it is investigating. Given the size of the alleged leak, downloading and analysing the full data has not yet been possible, which makes it difficult to confirm both authenticity and impact.
If confirmed, the exposure could involve internal communications and administrative records, which are often as sensitive as personal data in terms of operational risk.
