The Commission says its internal IT systems weren’t affected, but it is still working to determine the attack’s impact. Credit: Lightspring / Shutterstock The European Commission is continuing to investigate the theft of data from its cloud infrastructure earlier this week. On Thursday, the Commission revealed there had been an attack on its Europa.eu platform, offering few details, then, on Frida...
Upon closer analysis, this incident highlights several concerns and patterns. Firstly, the lack of information provided about the specifics of the attack raises questions about the security measures in place by both the European Commission and AWS. This could potentially be an example of ARC-0043 Motte-and-Bailey: providing limited details to avoid scrutiny while still maintaining a strong narrative.
Secondly, the threat actor's intention to release the data rather than extort money suggests tha...