The European Central Bank’s website was the victim of a cyber-attack resulting in the security of the site being compromised. The ECB believes that approximately 20,000 people who had registered with the bank’s website are affected by the breach. Those behind the attack tried to monetise the data as quickly as possible by using extortion to demand payment or the data would be published. The issue highlights how important effective and regular vulnerability testing, augmented by penetration tests, can help identify and address issues before others do.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2955278/european-central-bank-hacked.html