European Commission cyber breach exposes staff information
A cyber breach at the European Commission exposed staff information. The Commission disclosed the breach and is investigating the cyber-attack.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- European Commission
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Staff information exposed
- Cause / method
- Cyber breach
- Location
- Belgium
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Timeline
- The European Commission disclosed a breach that exposed staff information and launched an investigation into the cyber-attack.
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