The European Commission was the victim of a "serious" cyber attack on Wednesday on the eve of the Summit of Heads of State and Government, a spokesman for it. Officials have found problems with email and many Web sites were inaccessible Commission website. The attack has also affected the services of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs.
The attack was based on a virus, but it is possible that your goal is to obtain documents on the said summit which will discuss issues such as conflict Libyan euro crisis or nuclear safety. Earlier this month, the French finance ministry acknowledged a computer attack, but in that time, it was assessed that the purpose of it was spying on secret documents.
The main target of the attack was the Treasury, although the information is focused mainly pirated "in international affairs," the secretary general of the Ministry of Finance and Budget Lamiot Dominique, who said he's "confident that any personal data "on French taxpayers has been" affected or compromised.
Budget Minister Francois Baroin, said there are several "tracks" to be confirmed on the origin of this attack, the first of this caliber against the French administration, but "probably" came from abroad.
The attack was based on a virus, but it is possible that your goal is to obtain documents on the said summit which will discuss issues such as conflict Libyan euro crisis or nuclear safety. Earlier this month, the French finance ministry acknowledged a computer attack, but in that time, it was assessed that the purpose of it was spying on secret documents.
The main target of the attack was the Treasury, although the information is focused mainly pirated "in international affairs," the secretary general of the Ministry of Finance and Budget Lamiot Dominique, who said he's "confident that any personal data "on French taxpayers has been" affected or compromised.
Budget Minister Francois Baroin, said there are several "tracks" to be confirmed on the origin of this attack, the first of this caliber against the French administration, but "probably" came from abroad.
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