Overview
- Antonio Tajani said Saturday that cybercriminals had been publishing his personal data on a Tor‑accessible dark‑web site and that the activity exposed him and his family to threats and offers to buy further details.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni publicly blamed pro‑Russian hackers and expressed full solidarity with Tajani while Italian cybersecurity teams have located the material and opened an investigation.
- Screenshots seen by Reuters showed Tajani’s picture among 18 people labeled “hostile to the Russian Federation,” a list that reportedly included prosecutors and cybersecurity officials.
- Moscow has not commented and Italian authorities say formal state attribution remains unannounced as they coordinate response efforts with allied partners.
- Officials plan to raise the case at the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Paris and investigators are probing links to a recent wave of Europe‑wide hoax alerts and suspected sabotage while warning that technical work is needed to confirm any connection.