European Commission’s Data Stolen in Hack on AWS Account

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Amazon:The European Commission's headquarters in Brussels.The European Commission was hit by a cyberattack that may have resulted in the theft of internal data, months after another incident potentially exposed some staff details.The European Union’s executive arm experienced a breach on March 24, a spokesman said. The attack struck the commission’s Amazon Web Services account before being detected and blocked. An internal investigation is ongoing to establish the extent of the breach, he said.