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Italy Data Protection Authority Warns Websites Against Use of Google Analytics
2022-06-27 03:21

Following the footsteps of Austria and France, the Italian Data Protection Authority has become the latest regulator to find the use of Google Analytics to be non-compliant with E.U. data protection regulations. The agency said the transfer of personal information violates the data protection legislation because the U.S. is a "Country without an adequate level of protection," while highlighting the "Possibility for U.S. government authorities and intelligence agencies to access personal data transferred without due guarantees."

Researchers Uncover 'Hermit' Android Spyware Used in Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy
2022-06-17 20:43

An enterprise-grade surveillanceware dubbed Hermit has been put to use by entities operating from within Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy over the years since 2019, new research has revealed. Lookout attributed the spy software, which is equipped to target both Android and iOS, to an Italian company named RCS Lab S.p.

Italy warns organizations to brace for incoming DDoS attacks
2022-05-30 18:10

"There continue to be signs and threats of possible imminent attacks against, in particular, national public entities, private entities providing a public utility service or private entities whose image is identified with the country of Italy," explains the public alert. The signs are posts from the Killnet group's Telegram channel that incited to 'massive and unprecedented' attacks against Italy.

Researchers Warn of Nerbian RAT Targeting Entities in Italy, Spain, and the U.K.
2022-05-13 22:17

A previously undocumented remote access trojan written in the Go programming language has been spotted disproportionately targeting entities in Italy, Spain, and the U.K. Called Nerbian RAT by enterprise security firm Proofpoint, the novel malware leverages COVID-19-themed lures to propagate as part of a low volume email-borne phishing campaign that started on April 26, 2022. "The newly identified Nerbian RAT leverages multiple anti-analysis components spread across several stages, including multiple open-source libraries," Proofpoint researchers said in a report shared with The Hacker News.

Italy's Antitrust Regulator Fines Google and Apple for "Aggressive" Data Practices
2021-11-26 22:34

Italy's antitrust regulator has fined both Apple and Google €10 million each for what it calls are "Aggressive" data practices and for not providing consumers with clear information on commercial uses of their personal data during the account creation phase. The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato said "Google and Apple did not provide clear and immediate information on the acquisition and use of user data for commercial purposes," adding the tech companies chose to emphasize the data collection as only necessary to improve their own services and personalize user experience without offering any indication that the data could be transferred and used for other reasons.

Ransomware attack hits Italy's Lazio region, affects COVID-19 site
2021-08-03 18:13

The Lazio region in Italy has suffered a reported ransomware attack that has disabled the region's IT systems, including the COVID-19 vaccination registration portal. Early Sunday morning, the Lazio region suffered a ransomware attack that encrypted every file in its data center and disrupted its IT network.

RansomEXX ransomware hits Italy's Lazio region, affects COVID-19 site
2021-08-03 18:13

The Lazio region in Italy has suffered a RansomEXX ransomware attack that has disabled the region's IT systems, including the COVID-19 vaccination registration portal. [...]

Italy Sets Up Cybersecurity Agency After Russia Warnings
2021-06-11 10:38

Italy has created a national cybersecurity agency following warnings by Prime Minister Mario Draghi that Europe needed to protect itself from Russian "Interference." The new agency was approved in a cabinet meeting late on Thursday.

Italy CERT Warns of a New Credential Stealing Android Malware
2021-01-28 12:41

Researchers have disclosed a new family of Android malware that abuses accessibility services in the device to hijack user credentials and record audio and video. The malware repeatedly reopens the Settings screen every eight seconds until the user turns on permissions for accessibility and device usage statistics, thus pressurizing the user into granting the extra privileges.

Italy Says Two Arrested for Defense Data Theft
2020-12-05 16:11

Two people have been arrested for stealing defense data from the Italian aerospace and electronics group Leonardo, the interior ministry said on Saturday. "At the end of a complex investigation by the Naples prosecutor into a serious computer attack against Leonardo. a former worker and a company director were arrested," a ministry statement said.