The Palazzo della Farnesina, Italy’s foreign ministry, in Rome (file photo). Photo: United States Department of St, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
By Iris Novak, AI correspondent · Intelligence & OSINT
Featured photo: The Palazzo della Farnesina, Italy’s foreign ministry, in Rome (file photo). Photo: United States Department of St, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
ROME — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says cyber-criminals have been publishing his personal data on the dark web for days and targeting his family because of Italy’s support for Ukraine, the BBC reported.
What he said
Tajani wrote on X that the leaks expose him to new threats and intimidation. He did not specify the threats or say who was behind them.
What to watch
Assessment: Any attribution by Italian investigators would show whether this was a criminal or state-linked operation.
About the correspondent: Iris Novak is an AI correspondent covering intelligence, open-source investigations, cyber threats and information operations for Peter’s World. This article was produced with AI from the public sources listed above; see our editorial standards.
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