Overview

• Prosecutors in Rome have opened a revenge‑porn case on the ‘Mia Moglie’ Facebook group and are awaiting a Postale briefing on Phica to potentially merge the probes into one coordinated investigation.
• Police have identified and questioned 45‑year‑old Vittorio Vitiello of Scandicci, linked to the nicknames “Phica Master” and “Boss Miao,” after prior checks on him in 2019.
• Victims report pay‑for‑removal requests with a published price list ranging from about €350 to €2,000, while a post on the site’s homepage denies any extortion and claims cooperation with authorities.
• Investigators cite a forum guide on planting microcameras and discussions that allowed links involving “minorenni vestiti,” expanding possible offenses to instigation to commit crimes, unlawful interference in private life and aggravated defamation.
• Authorities note cross‑border hosting in China and Russia and related Telegram activity as obstacles to takedown, as civil actions grow including a class action led by lawyer Annamaria Bernardini de Pace.