ShinyHunters Claims Massive Council of Europe Data Breach
The ShinyHunters extortion group claimed responsibility for a massive data breach at the Council of Europe, alleging to have stolen over 429,000 documents containing HR and payroll data from multiple departments. The Council of Europe, the continent's leading human rights body, is investigating these claims, which were made public over the weekend preceding June 15, 2026.
Signal context
First seen: Jun 13, 2026
Last updated: Jun 29, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- The ShinyHunters group claimed the breach and posted details on their dark web leak site around June 13-14, 2026.
- The Council of Europe confirmed it is investigating the claims.
- Attackers claim to have accessed over 297GB (429,000 files) of HR and payroll data.
Signal analysis
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Likely country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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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
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- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
ShinyHunters Claims Council of Europe Hack - SecurityWeekhttps://www.securityweek.com/shinyhunters-claims-council-of-europe-hack/Public source from securityweek.com.
ShinyHunters Claims Major Hack of Council of Europe, Leaks Internal Data - Reddithttps://www.reddit.com/r/PwnHub/comments/1d9x8x/shinyhunters_claims_major_hack_of_council_of/Public source from reddit.com.
Council of Europe investigates ShinyHunters data breach claims - Bleeping Computerhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/council-of-europe-investigates-shinyhunters-data-breach-claims/Public source from bleepingcomputer.com.
Council of Europe Data Breach: ShinyHunters' 2026 Attackhttps://cypro.co.uk/insights/council-of-europe-data-breach/Public source from cypro.co.uk.
June 2026 Data Breaches: List Major Incidents & Latest Updates - SharkStrikerhttps://sharkstriker.com/blog/june-2026-data-breaches/Public source from sharkstriker.com.
Council of Europe Data Breach: ShinyHunters' 2026 Attack - CyProhttps://cypro.io/blog/council-of-europe-data-breach-shinyhunters-2026-attack/Public source from cypro.io.
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