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Italy Blames Pro-Russian Hackers for Dark Web Leak of Foreign Minister's Data

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attributed the dark web leak of Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani's personal data to pro-Russian hackers. The breach, disclosed by Tajani on Saturday, exposes sensitive personal information and signals a potential state-linked cyber operation targeting Italian officials. The attribution is based on government statements, with no independent verification yet.

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SecurityWeek2 days agoIT, RUengCredibility 26%View source

Score Breakdown

Mosaic Score5.8

Model confidence0.5

Significance0.5

Source credibility0.3

Intelligence Tags

#cyberattack #data leak #dark web #pro-russian hackers #italy #tajani

Locations

Italy

Entities

Russiacountry

Source

Part of 2 situations

activeCyberJustice1d ago

Italy: DIA Data Theft & Pro-Russian Cyberattacks on Officials

Italy is experiencing a series of significant cyber incidents. The Antimafia Investigation Directorate (DIA) has been targeted by a file theft, with initial reports of 220MB of data exfiltrated and a ransom demand, though DIA officials later denied sensitive data removal. Concurrently, multiple cyberattacks attributed to pro-Russian hackers have targeted senior Italian officials, including the Foreign Minister, resulting in personal data leaks on the dark web.

↑ escalating·↑10 signals·IT, RU, UA +1Score 5.6

activeCyberJustice6m ago