Italy’s foreign ministry website under cyberattack

What happened

The cyberattack, which began yesterday morning, has so far not caused any service disruption, the ministry said. The attack has not caused service disruption, but comes shortly after 8.8m people’s data was stolen in a Danish hack.

ENTERPRISE Italy’s foreign ministry website under cyberattack by Suhasini Srinivasaragavan 9 Oct 2026 Save article Image: © cineberg/Stock.adobe.com The attack has not caused service disruption, but comes shortly after 8.8m people’s data was stolen in a Danish hack. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been the target of a recent cyberattack, the government authority shared in a statement yesterday (8 October).

The situation is under constant monitoring, while cyber experts are also carrying out security checks across Italian diplomatic and consular missions worldwide for similar infiltration attempts. Government websites, often containing a treasure trove of sensitive data, are a prime target for cyberattacks. Just this year, attackers have targeted the official websites of a number of European countries and organisations, including Spain, Norway, Germany and the European Commission.