European Medicines Agency is victim of cyber attack – update

The European Medicines Agency says it is the victim of a cyber attack. The agency does not yet provide details about the attack. It is not known whether the attack will affect the current activities. The agency is currently testing corona vaccines.

The agency reports the attack in a short notice on its website. In it, the European Union agency says that an investigation has been started quickly, in collaboration with the authorities.

The European Medicines Agency does not provide details on the attack. It is not known whether data has been stolen or whether, for example, ransomware is involved. While the investigation is ongoing, the agency cannot provide additional details. The authority says it will come out with more information later.

The agency is currently reviewing Pfizer and BioNTech corona vaccines for the European market. Earlier it was expected that a judgment on the vaccines would be issued by December 29 at the latest. It is not known whether those activities were affected by the attack.

Update, 20:07: The European Medicines Agency informs BleepingComputer that the agency is ‘fully functional’ and that ‘all work will continue’. The agency does not yet provide further details about the cyber attack, but reports again that additional information will be shared at a later time.