European Commission
European Commission business and news from across the web.- Morning Safety DanceThe European Commission has admitted to a breach of its public web systems, with a security contractor reporting issues with the support crew. The article also touches upon a US router ban being characterized as industrial policy rather than a measure for improved security.
- European Commission confirms data breachThe European Commission has confirmed a cyber attack on its cloud infrastructure, resulting in a data breach affecting its web presence on the Europea.eu platform. Threat actors reportedly accessed over 350GB of data, including employee information, via Amazon Web Services accounts. The investigation into the breach is ongoing, with the Commission notifying affected entities.
- EU says Pornhub and others failed to stop minors accessing adult contentThe European Commission has accused Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos of failing to adequately prevent minors from accessing adult content, violating the Digital Services Act. The platforms' current age verification methods, such as single-click declarations and content warnings, are deemed ineffective. The EC is demanding robust, privacy-preserving age verification systems and has warned of potential fines up to six percent of global annual turnover if non-compliance is confirmed.
Stop Killing Games campaign offer update on latest EU meeting in livestream from parliament, while emphasising bipartisan MEP supportThe Stop Killing Games campaign provided an update on their latest meeting with the European Commission, emphasizing bipartisan support from Members of the European Parliament. They hope their proposals to prevent publishers from shutting down servers of online games will be incorporated into upcoming legislation like the Digital Fairness Act.