World | European Union 'Serious' Hack Strikes EU on Eve of Summit It's 'a big one,' but officials mum on details By Matt Cantor Posted Mar 24, 2011 3:15 AM CDT Copied French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, talk during a press conference Monday, Feb.7, 2011. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) The EU government was hit with a “serious” cyberattack the day before a summit in Brussels. “We're often hit by cyberattacks, but this is a big one,” said an insider. Officials didn’t provide details of the attack, which targeted the European Commission and the EU’s External Action Service. The hack follows a large-scale cyberattack in France. “We are already taking urgent measures to tackle this. An inquiry's been launched,” a spokesman tells the BBC. Read These Next Defense officials react to Hegseth's Quantico meeting. President asks nation's top generals to loosen up. Government shutdown is here. Here's what to expect. Colorado wants to give 'peace of mind' on Hunter S. Thompson. Report an error