THE European Commission’s cybersecurity arm CERT-EU announced it discovered signs of a cyberattack within the Commission’s IT infrastructure, identified on January 30 and affecting systems used for the management of mobile devices. According to CERT-EU, the incident was immediately contained, and the affected systems were cleaned within nine hours, with no compromise of mobile devices detected.
However, CERT-EU said hackers might have accessed personal information pertaining to some European Commission staff members, such as names and phone numbers. The Commission described the response as part of its broader effort to improve EU cybersecurity resilience, referencing a Cybersecurity Package introduced on January 20. The organisation said it would conduct a thorough review to strengthen security across EU institutions, bodies, and agencies.