The agency is responsible for approving and assessing medicines for the European Union.
It is now investigating the incident with the help of law enforcement officials.
Despite revealing the attack, it is unclear if the data has been compromisedd or who was behind the incident.
In a statement the agency said: “EMA cannot provide additional details whilst the investigation is ongoing.
“Further information will be made available in due course.”
Previously, state sponsored actors from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea have been accused of attempting to steald vaccine information.
More to follow…
source: express.co.uk