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Italy's foreign ministry says a cyberattack on its website was mitigated without disruption

Reported1 distinct origin, 1 independent.

Police responded on 8 October to an ongoing cyberattack on the website of Italy's foreign ministry, and the ministry said its security systems had effectively mitigated the attack without causing any disruption, Euronews reported. Euronews said initial reports described a distributed denial of service attack and that Italian news agencies reported it was believed to be the work of the pro-Russian group NoName057(16).

When
8 October 2026
Where
Rome, Italy
What
cyber, government
Against
Government of Italy
Attribution
Not attributed. Euronews said Italian news agencies reported the attack was believed to have been carried out by NoName057(16). No official body was found naming a group and no claim by the group was found.
In the record
Published 2026-11-09 22:52 UTC · backfilled

Sources

  1. Evidence Euronews Media · Independent origin: Italian foreign ministry statement, 8 Oct, as carried by Euronews · published 2026-10-08 00:00 UTC effectively mitigated

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