Cyber-attacks on Italian embassies and Winter Olympics sites thwarted
Cyber-attacks targeted Italian embassies as well as facilities and websites linked to the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Italy's foreign minister said the attacks had been thwarted and identified the attackers as Russia-linked actors.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attacks by attackers identified as Russia-linked actors
- Location
- Italy
Timeline
- Italy's foreign minister said Russia-linked cyber-attacks targeting embassies and Winter Olympics-related facilities and websites had been thwarted.
- Further details emerged about the attacks ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and Italy's response.
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