Original article (in Albanian) was published on 09/05/2025; Author: Patris Pustina
In the wake of sudden power outages on April 28 that left Spain and Portugal paralyzed, social media users began spreading a claim that the ‘European Bank’ had issued an alert about a potential cyberattack.
The video begins with the statement: ‘It’s now official! The European Bank has raised the alarm. Prepare for an attack!’
Thus, by turning to official sources, Faktoje searched for the official website, the official Twitter account, and the official Instagram account of the European Central Bank (ECB), the central bank of the Eurozone and the European Union, responsible for monetary policy, foreign exchange operations, and euro banknotes.
No such alarm is present on the official communication channels of the European Central Bank.
Similarly, no such alarm appears in the official communications of the European Banking Authority (EBA), the EU agency responsible for enforcing a set of standard rules to regulate and supervise banks across all EU countries.
To date, the claim that the ‘European Bank’ has raised any kind of alarm, even for a cyberattack, remains untrue.
