European Commission Data Compromise on AWS Infrastructure (infosecurity-magazine.com)

• AWS hosting vulnerability exposed in institutional systems
• Compromise of internal administrative data confirmed
• Incident sparks renewed debate on European cloud independence

"The European Commission has confirmed a significant data breach affecting its systems hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This incident underscores the strategic risks associated with the EU’s continued reliance on non-European hyperscalers for critical administrative functions. Security protocols failed to prevent unauthorized access, raising questions about the efficacy of the EU's cybersecurity framework and the immediate necessity for localized, sovereign cloud alternatives."