Italy
Primarily a target
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292 received·
6 initiated·
71 responses
·EU · NATO
Across the full record, 293 cyber operations involving Italy were added to the database. The all-time mean Intensity of cyber operations involving Italy is 2.6.
Maintained by EuRepoC research analysts · updated 16 Oct 2026
For all time, this country appears chiefly as a target — 292 incidents directed at it, 6 it is linked to initiating.
Source: EuRepoC Global Database as of 16 Oct 2026.
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6 incidents · as actorCyber activity
Operations EuRepoC links to Italy state-aligned actors, and the international responses they drew.
Cyber incident intensity
Mean2.7/15Moderate
Range 1.0–4.0
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6 coded incidents · All time
Database additions by yearincidents linked to Italy
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Most-targeted sectorswhat its operations hit
SectorIncidentsIntensityResponded
Government / ministries
2.7Moderate
2/3
Science
1.5Moderate
0/2
Civil service / administration
3.0Moderate
1/1
Finance
3.0Moderate
1/1
Police
4.0Moderate
1/1
Space
4.0Moderate
1/1
Telecommunications
4.0Moderate
1/1
Defence industry
4.0Moderate
0/1
Its operations concentrate on Government / ministries — 3 of 6 incidents.
By targetwho its operations hit
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Operations initiated & responses drawn
Carmelo Miano
Italy
·Government / ministries +3
24-Year-Old Hacker Arrested for Compromising Italian Ministry of Justice and Major Corporations Between 2020-2024
1 Jan 2020
Incident · Low severity
1 Jan 2020
Carmelo Miano
Italy
·Government / ministries +3
24-Year-Old Hacker Arrested for Compromising Italian Ministry of Justice and Major Corporations Between 2020-2024
Carmine Gallo (Chief Executive Officer of Equalize, Italy)
Italy
·Civil service / administration +2
The Italian Private Investigation Company Equalize Gained Access to the Databases of the Italian Law Enforcement Agencies, the Italian Revenue Agency, and the Bank of Italy and Stole Data Beginning in 2019
1 Jan 2019
Incident · Low severity
1 Jan 2019
Carmine Gallo (Chief Executive Officer of Equalize, Italy)
Italy
·Civil service / administration +2
The Italian Private Investigation Company Equalize Gained Access to the Databases of the Italian Law Enforcement Agencies, the Italian Revenue Agency, and the Bank of Italy and Stole Data Beginning in 2019
Anonymous
Italy
·Government / ministries +1
Anonymous publishes 26 thousand email addresses of italian teachers
8 Mar 2018
Incident · Low severity
8 Mar 2018
Anonymous
Italy
·Government / ministries +1
Anonymous publishes 26 thousand email addresses of italian teachers
(Italy)
Italy
·Defence industry
Leonardo Corp. Hack
1 May 2015
Incident · Low severity
1 May 2015
(Italy)
Italy
·Defence industry
Leonardo Corp. Hack
Italian cyber police - National Anti-Crime Computer Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CNAIPIC)
India
·State institutions / political system
Italian Intelligence agency steals sensitive defence data from Indian Embassy
22 Jun 2010
Incident · Low severity
22 Jun 2010
Italian cyber police - National Anti-Crime Computer Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CNAIPIC)
India
·State institutions / political system
Italian Intelligence agency steals sensitive defence data from Indian Embassy
Anonymous Italy
Italy
·Science
Anonymous Italy hacks several universities
Incident · Low severity
Anonymous Italy
Italy
·Science
Anonymous Italy hacks several universities
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