In recent weeks, several hospitals, already under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic, have been subject to cyberattacks. When questioned by EUROPE, the European Commission stated that it is working with the relevant European agencies to monitor these threats and coordinate efforts to respond to them.
On Tuesday 24 March, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said via Twitter: "With the coronavirus, cybercrime and the number of fake medicines is increasing....