European Commission downplays ShinyHunters cyberattack impact

The European Commission on Monday sought to play down the impact of a cyberattack on parts of its public web infrastructure, saying there was no evidence its internal systems had been compromised.

In a statement issued Friday, the Commission said it had detected an incident affecting the Europa.eu web portal, the European Union’s central online platform hosting websites and services for its institutions.

The hacking group known as ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility, alleging it stole more than 350 gigabytes of data, including databases, emails and internal documents, and has published samples on its dark web leak site.

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