Cyber attack on Italy’s Foreign Ministry, airports claimed by pro-Russian hacker group


Hackers targeted around ten official websites in Italy on Saturday, including the websites of the Foreign Ministry and Milan’s two airports, putting them out of action temporarily, the country’s cyber security agency said.

The pro-Russian hacker group Noname057(16) claimed the cyber attack on Telegram, saying Italy’s “Russophobes get a well deserved cyber response”.

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Source: MSN News


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