Overview

• Police have sent an informativa to the Rome prosecutor’s office, which is preparing perquisitions of computers and potential international rogatory to obtain backups from servers located in other European countries.
• Roberto Maggio, identified in reporting as handling payment flows via Hydra and Atelier, denies being the site operator and says he only managed transactions.
• Prosecutors are assessing offenses including revenge porn, privacy breaches, aggravated defamation and possible extortion tied to alleged pay‑for‑removal payments ranging from €250 to €1,000 per month and reports up to €2,000.
• Victims — including journalists, influencers and politicians — report manipulated images and abusive comments, and fresh complaints continue to reach the Polizia Postale.
• The Garante Privacy urges formal complaints and Parliament’s femicide commission has set a Sept. 9 session, while lawyer Annamaria Bernardini De Pace is organizing a broad class action targeting platforms.