European Parliament takes app offline after breach discovered.
The European Parliament has disclosed a security breach in an external recruitment application that went unidentified for months.
The compromised application named 'PEOPLE' collated sensitive information for around 8,000 candidates for temporary positions (including parliamentary assistants and contractual agents) and provided them with details about the recruitment process.
According to Euronews, the Parliament said its infrastructure was not compromised, but the extent and the origin of the breach remain unknown.
The breach was only uncovered two weeks ago - as the European Parliament increased its cybersecurity in preparation for the upcoming June European elections.
Written by
Dan Raywood
Senior Editor
SC Media UK
Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with more than 20 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 16 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Conference, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and ESET Security Days.
Outside work, Dan enjoys supporting Tottenham Hotspur, managing mischievous cats, and sampling craft beers.
