European Commission's AWS Account Breached by ShinyHunters, Data Stolen
The European Commission confirmed on March 27, 2026, that its AWS account, which hosts the Europa.eu websites, was accessed by attackers. The ShinyHunters hacking group claimed responsibility, alleging the theft of over 350GB of data, including mail server exports, databases, confidential documents, and contracts. The intrusion was initially detected on March 24, but the public disclosure and confirmation of data theft occurred on March 27.
Signal context
First seen: Mar 27, 2026
Last updated: Jul 2, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- European Commission's AWS account hosting Europa.eu websites was compromised.
- ShinyHunters hacking group claimed responsibility.
- Over 350GB of data allegedly stolen, including mail server exports, databases, confidential documents, and contracts.
Signal analysis
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Likely country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands
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Watch internet-facing systems, credential abuse and exploit activity.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Confidentiality
Likely asset: User or customer data, Server or cloud data store
- 1 signal in the same sector
- 88 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
European Commission Cyber Attack 2026: Event, Impact, and Key Lessonshttps://www.rescan.com/blog/european-commission-cyber-attack-2026-event-impact-and-key-lessons/Public source from rescan.com.
European Commission Reports Cyber Intrusion and Data Theft - SecurityWeekhttps://www.securityweek.com/european-commission-reports-cyber-intrusion-and-data-theft/Public source from securityweek.com.
ShinyHunters Claims 350GB Data Theft from European Commission AWS Accounthttps://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/shinyhunters-claims-350gb-data-theft-from-european-commission-aws-account/Public source from cybersecurity-insiders.com.
The Worst Data Breaches of March 2026 | Strobeshttps://www.strobes.co/blog/worst-data-breaches-march-2026/Public source from strobes.co.
Data Breach Roundup (Mar 27 - Apr 2, 2026) - Privacy Guideshttps://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/04/03/data-breach-roundup-mar-27-apr-2-2026Public source from privacyguides.org.
List of Recent Data Breaches in 2026 - Bright Defensehttps://www.brightdefense.com/resources/recent-data-breaches/Public source from brightdefense.com.
European Commission cloud breach: a supply-chain compromise - CERT-EUhttps://cert.europa.eu/blog/european-commission-cloud-breach-trivy-supply-chainPublic source from cert.europa.eu.
Europese Commissie onderzoekt lek in Amazon-cloudomgeving (update) - Techzine.nlhttps://www.techzine.nl/nieuws/security/576557/europese-commissie-onderzoekt-lek-in-amazon-cloudomgeving/Public source from techzine.nl.
Cyberaanvallen maart 2026 | Overzicht NL en BE | ccinfohttps://www.ccinfo.nl/menu-nieuws-trends/actuele-cyberaanvallen/cyberaanvallen-2026-maartPublic source from ccinfo.nl.
Biggest Cyber Attacks, Data Breaches, Ransomware Attacks of March 2026https://www.cm-alliance.com/cybersecurity-blog/biggest-cyber-attacks-data-breaches-ransomware-attacks-of-march-2026Public source from cm-alliance.com.
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