Overview

• Police questioned Vittorio Vitiello, 45, of Scandicci, identified as the presumed administrator known online as “Phica Master” and “Boss Miao.”
• At a meeting in the Rome Prosecutor’s Office, the postal police delivered initial findings, with a case file set to open on alleged offenses under article 612‑ter, aggravated defamation and extortion.
• Victims reported pay‑for‑removal demands, with a circulated tariff ranging from about €350 to over €2,000 and a separate account alleging €1,000 per month, while Vitiello denies extortion.
• Investigators are examining a forum section described as a manual for hiding micro‑cameras in changing rooms and gyms, prompting hypotheses of instigation to commit crimes and interference with private life.
• The platform is reported to have used servers in Russia and China, site content has been taken down with logs offered to authorities, and lawyers are assembling a class action as complaints are consolidated.