Europe’s cyber agency blames hacking gangs for massive data breach and leak

CERT-EU attributed a breach of European Commission systems to cybercrime group TeamPCP, with the stolen data subsequently posted online by the ShinyHunters gang. The incident raises confidentiality and operational risks for EU institutions and could trigger regulatory scrutiny, potential investigations, and heightened security measures across affected agencies.

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CERT-EU attributed a breach of European Commission systems to cybercrime group TeamPCP, with the stolen data subsequently posted online by the ShinyHunters gang. The incident raises confidentiality and operational risks for EU institutions and could trigger regulatory scrutiny, potential investigations, and heightened security measures across affected agencies.