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Italian foreign minister’s personal data published on dark web

First reported · Last reported · 18 related reports

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on 7 November that his personal data had been published on the dark web. Tajani and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni claimed that pro-Russian hackers were responsible. Attempts to collect additional information about his family were also identified, prompting an investigation by the authorities. Prosecutors in Rome began investigating possible illegal system access and threats in connection with the publication of the personal data, as well as potential links to cases involving other senior public officials.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Being confirmed
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani’s personal data published on the dark web
Cause / method
Not confirmed
Location
Italy

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Timeline

  1. Foreign Minister Tajani said his personal data had been published on the dark web and claimed that pro-Russian hackers were responsible.
  2. Prosecutors in Rome launched an investigation into the publication of personal data belonging to Tajani and other senior public officials.

18 related reports

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