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Council of Europe

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UpGuard Security Report
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Security rating · scale 0–950 · grades A–F

Council of Europe's UpGuard security rating is B (661 / 950), which is good. 3 of 38 external checks are currently failing, mostly in Email and Network.

Strong

No failing checks in DNS, IP/Domain Reputation, and Vulnerability Management.

Open risk

Failing checks: DMARC policy is p=quarantine; 'HTTP' port open; Weak cipher suites supported in TLS 1.2.

Incidents

Most recent coverage: Council of Europe data breach: ShinyHunters claims theft of HR and payroll records, published June 16, 2026.

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Security overview

UpGuard continuously monitors Council of Europe's externally observable security posture across Email, Network, DNS, Encryption, IP/Domain Reputation, and Vulnerability Management. The rating reflects only what can be verified from outside the organization. It is not an audit of internal controls.

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Council of Europe data breaches, leaks & security incidents

Confirmed breaches, data leaks, cyber attacks, and hacking incidents involving Council of Europe, with sources and dates.
Module last updated August 31, 2026.

Detailed external checks

The evidence behind the rating. 38 checks across 6 categories, 3 currently failing. Failed checks are listed first.

Email

  • DMARC policy is p=quarantine

    The DMARC policy should be set to p=reject for maximum protection.

  • DMARC policy exists

    DMARC protects against fraudulent emails being sent from a domain.

  • SPF syntax correct

    Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record passes basic syntax checks.

  • DMARC policy percentage is default

    DMARC policy percentage is set to default 100%, ensuring all mail is covered by the policy.

  • Strict SPF filtering - not using ~all

    Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record strictly enforces specific domains allowed to send email on its behalf.

  • SPF ptr mechanism not used

    Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record does not include the ptr mechanism.

Network

  • 'HTTP' port open

    The 'HTTP' service is running and exposed to the internet. The configuration of the server should be reviewed and unnecessary ports closed.

DNS

  • No unregistered MX records detected

    No unregistered MX records that could lead to receiving mail on behalf of the target organization were detected.

  • DNSSEC enabled

    DNSSEC records prevent third parties from forging the records that guarantee a domain's identity.

  • CAA enabled

    The domain contains a valid Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) record. A CAA record indicates which Certificate Authorities (CAs) are authorized to issue certificates for a domain.

Encryption

  • Weak cipher suites supported in TLS 1.2

    Weak cipher suites can potentially be broken by a well resourced attacker, and should not be supported by the server unless very old devices or browsers must be supported.

  • Certificate not found on our revoked certificate list

    The site's certificate chain was checked against our list of revoked certificates.

  • SSL available

    SSL is supported for this site.

  • HTTP requests are redirected to HTTPS

    All HTTP requests are redirected to HTTPS.

  • Hostname matches SSL certificate

    The site's hostname matches the SSL certificate.

  • SSL has not expired

    SSL certificate has not expired.

  • Trusted SSL certificate

    The certificate presented by this domain was issued by a trusted certificate authority.

  • No insecure SSL/TLS versions available

    No insecure SSL/TLS versions are available for this site.

  • SSL certificate chain present in server response

    A complete SSL certificate chain was presented by the server for this domain.

  • SSL chain certificates do not expire within 20 days

    SSL intermediate and root certificates do not expire within 20 days.

  • SSL expiration period shorter than 398 days

    The SSL certificate presented by the server has an expiration period shorter than 398 days.

  • SSL has more than 20% of its valid period remaining

    SSL certificate does not expire in less than 20% of its total valid period.

  • Strong SSL algorithm

    Industry standard SHA-256 encryption in use.

  • Strong public certificate key length

    The site's public certificate provides at least 112 bits of security strength.

IP/Domain Reputation

  • No reports of botnet activity in the last 30 days

    This IP/domain has not been reported as a source of botnet activity in the last 30 days.

  • No reports of brute force login attempts in the last 30 days

    This IP/domain did not appear on any list of IPs and domains known to perform brute force login attempts in the last 30 days.

  • No reports of malware distribution in the last 30 days

    This IP/domain has been reported for distributing malware in the last 30 days.

  • No reports of unsolicited scanning in the last 30 days

    This IP/domain has not been reported for performing unsolicited scanning in the last 30 days.

  • No reports of phishing activity in the last 30 days

    This IP/domain has not been reported as a phishing site in the last 30 days.

  • No reports of botnet activity in the last 90 days

    This IP/domain has not been reported as a source of botnet activity in the last 90 days.

  • No reports of brute force login attempts in the last 90 days

    This IP/domain did not appear on any list of IPs and domains known to perform brute force login attempts in the last 90 days.

  • No reports of malware distribution in the last 90 days

    This IP/domain has been reported for distributing malware in the last 90 days.

  • No reports of unsolicited scanning in the last 90 days

    This IP/domain has not been reported for performing unsolicited scanning in the last 90 days.

  • No reports of phishing activity in the last 90 days

    This IP/domain has not been reported as a phishing site in the last 90 days.

Vulnerability Management

  • Not vulnerable to CVE-2014-0160 (Heartbleed)

    A bug in OpenSSL's implementation of the TLS heartbeat extension allows access to portions of memory on the targeted host e.g. cryptographic keys and passwords.

  • Not vulnerable to CVE-2014-3566 (POODLE)

    The server does not support SSLv3, and is not vulnerable to the POODLE attack.

  • Not vulnerable to CVE-2015-0204 (FREAK)

    The server does not offer RSA_EXPORT cipher suites, so clients are not vulnerable to the FREAK attack.

  • Not vulnerable to CVE-2015-4000 (Logjam)

    The server is using strong Diffie-Hellman parameters and is not vulnerable to the Logjam attack.

Company info

Company
Council of Europe
Domain
coe.int
Employees
3k+
Location
Strasbourg, France
Industry
Non-profit, Religious, and Social Organizations
Last updated
August 31, 2026

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