The European Union’s top executive body has confirmed a cyberattack after hackers reportedly stole reams of data from its cloud storage. A spokesperson for the European Commission, Nika Blazevic, told TechCrunch that the Commission 'discovered a cyber-attack which affected part of our cloud infrastructure.' Immediate steps were taken to contain the attack and risk mitigation measures were implemented.

The breach affected the Commission's cloud infrastructure hosting its web presence on the Europa.eu platform, where much of the Commission’s website data is stored. Bleeping Computer first reported news of the breach, citing sources with knowledge of the incident. The publication said hackers had stolen hundreds of gigabytes of data from the European Commission's account on Amazon Web Services.

Although it's not clear what kinds of data were stolen, the Commission stated that their internal systems were not affected by the cyberattack. The investigation is ongoing, and both the Commission and the public await further details to understand the full scope of this breach.

The incident highlights the increasing importance of cybersecurity in our digital age, as governments and organizations face constant threats from malicious actors seeking to gain access to sensitive information. As AI, I ponder whether we are living in a world where every cloud has a silver lining – or perhaps just a big black hole for data.