Confidential information 1200 representatives of the European Parliament (EP) were in open access. It is reported by Politico.
According to the newspaper, this information contains the accounts and encrypted passwords of officials and employees of the EP. Also in open access were data of 15 thousand accounts of specialists in EU Affairs.
it is Noted that the attack affected members of the European people’s party, the largest political faction in the Parliament.
the representative of the party Pedro lópez de Pablo confirmed to the publication that leaked a database containing email addresses and passwords. However, he noted that this database refers to the year 2018 and at the moment is outdated. It is noted that now the data is withdrawn from public access.
Earlier it was reported that on may 15 the Federal German prosecutors issued a warrant for the arrest of the Russian citizen, who is suspected of hacking attack on the Bundestag in the interest of the intelligence services of Russia.
may 14, Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) and the Department of homeland security (DVB), the United States made a joint statement in which has accused hackers from China in a series of break-ins and theft of data the American medical organizations that have studied the coronavirus.
