European Banking Authority hit by Microsoft Exchange hack

From bbc.com

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The European Banking Authority’s email servers have been compromised in a global Microsoft Exchange cyber-attack.

The EU body said personal data may have been accessed from its servers. And it had pulled its entire email system offline while it assessed the damage.

“The EBA is working to identify what, if any, data was accessed,” it said.

Microsoft Exchange servers are widely used for email by major businesses and governments. But few organisations have yet admitted being hit by the attack.

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