Cyber-attack on the European Banking Authority – UPDATE

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has established that the scope of the event caused by the recently widely notified „vulnerabilities was limited and that the confidentiality of the EBA systems and data has not been compromised,” according to a press release.

Thanks to the precautionary measures taken, the EBA has managed to remove the existing threat and its email communication services have, therefore, been restored.

Since it became aware of the vulnerabilities, the EBA has taken a proactive approach and carried out a thorough assessment to appropriately and effectively detect any network intrusion that could compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of its systems and data.

The analysis was carried out by the EBA in close collaboration with the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-EU) for the EU institutions, agencies and bodies, the EBA’s ICT providers, a team of forensic experts and other relevant entities.

Besides re-securing its email system, the EBA remains in heightened security alert and will continue monitoring the situation.