Italy
Primarily a target
—
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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292 incidents · as targetCyber activity
Incidents directed at Italy targets, and the responses they drew.
Cyber incident intensity
Mean2.6/15Moderate
Range 1.0–8.0
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289 coded incidents · All time
Database additions by yearincidents against Italy
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Most-targeted sectorswhat gets hit
SectorIncidentsIntensityResponded
Government / ministries
2.3Moderate
18/87
Corporate Targets
2.8Moderate
12/79
Civil service / administration
3.0Moderate
20/46
Energy
3.2Moderate
10/40
International / supranational organization
2.4Moderate
8/40
Finance
2.7Moderate
9/40
Telecommunications
2.8Moderate
6/37
Transportation
2.7Moderate
8/36
Government / ministries is the most-targeted sector — 87 of 292 incidents, 18 answered.
By originwho is behind activity against it
Russia
57incidents
avg 2.4 · Moderate
China
43incidents
avg 2.6 · Moderate
Iran, Islamic Republic of
22incidents
avg 2.9 · Moderate
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
14incidents
avg 2.2 · Moderate
United States
6incidents
avg 2.5 · Moderate
Italy
5incidents
avg 2.8 · Moderate
Lebanon
3incidents
avg 2.0 · Moderate
Russia, Belarus
2incidents
avg 2.0 · Moderate
Ukraine
2incidents
avg 1.0 · Moderate
United Kingdom
2incidents
avg 1.5 · Moderate
Eastern Europe
1incident
avg 4.0 · Moderate
Israel
1incident
avg 1.0 · Moderate
Australia
1incident
avg 0.0 · Moderate
Belarus
1incident
avg 1.0 · Moderate
Kazakhstan
1incident
avg 3.0 · Moderate
Russia, China
1incident
avg 4.0 · Moderate
Vietnam
1incident
avg 3.0 · Moderate
United Arab Emirates
1incident
avg 1.0 · Moderate
India
1incident
avg 1.0 · Moderate
Turkey
1incident
avg 1.0 · Moderate
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Incidents received & responses
Unknown
Italy
·Civil service / administration
Unknown Actors Breached The Municipality Of Lomazzo In Italy Between 26 And 28 September 2026
26 Sep 2026
Incident · Unattributed
26 Sep 2026
Unknown
Italy
·Civil service / administration
Unknown Actors Breached The Municipality Of Lomazzo In Italy Between 26 And 28 September 2026
AUUSJPDE4 statesjoint
WaterPlum
Four International Partners Published Joint Security Advisory on North Korean Cyber Activities on 18 September 2026
Official policy
18 Sep 2026
Official policy
18 Sep 2026
AUUSJPDE4 states
WaterPlum
Four International Partners Published Joint Security Advisory on North Korean Cyber Activities on 18 September 2026
INC Ransom
Italy
·Health
INC Ransom Carried Out Ransomware Attack Against Salus Polyclinic in Italy From 31 August to 3 September 2026
31 Aug 2026
Incident · Low severity
31 Aug 2026
INC Ransom
Italy
·Health
INC Ransom Carried Out Ransomware Attack Against Salus Polyclinic in Italy From 31 August to 3 September 2026
USFederal Bureau of Investigation
Mabna Institute
US Department of Justice Charged 17 Iranians with Cyber Theft on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on 18 August 2026
Criminal proceedings
18 Aug 2026
Criminal proceedings
18 Aug 2026
USFederal Bureau of Investigation
Mabna Institute
US Department of Justice Charged 17 Iranians with Cyber Theft on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on 18 August 2026
Unknown
NLFRALAD+4145 countries
·Corporate Targets +1
Unknown Threat Actors Compromised Customer Data Of French Company CEVA Logistics Between 29 July and 1 August 2026
29 Jul 2026
Incident · Unattributed
29 Jul 2026
Unknown
NLFRALAD+4145 countries
·Corporate Targets +1
Unknown Threat Actors Compromised Customer Data Of French Company CEVA Logistics Between 29 July and 1 August 2026
Unknown
Italy
·Civil service / administration
Unknown Threat Actors Sent Malicious Email From Hijacked Email From The Piovene Rocchette Municipality In Italy On 29 July 2026
29 Jul 2026
Incident · Unattributed
29 Jul 2026
Unknown
Italy
·Civil service / administration
Unknown Threat Actors Sent Malicious Email From Hijacked Email From The Piovene Rocchette Municipality In Italy On 29 July 2026
CACZFRNZ+1216 statesjoint
LAUNDRY BEAR (Russian Federation)
International Partners Issued Joint Cybersecurity Advisory Warning of Russian State-Supported Laundry Bear's Phishing Campaign Targeting Zimbra Collaboration Suite Users on 23 July 2026
Technical disclosure
23 Jul 2026
Technical disclosure
23 Jul 2026
CACZFRNZ+1216 states
LAUNDRY BEAR (Russian Federation)
International Partners Issued Joint Cybersecurity Advisory Warning of Russian State-Supported Laundry Bear's Phishing Campaign Targeting Zimbra Collaboration Suite Users on 23 July 2026
Laundry Bear
USATBEBG+2428 countries
·Government / ministries +4
Russia-Aligned Threat Actor TA488 aka LAUNDRY BEAR Stole Emails and Account Credentials from US and European Government Entities Since 22 July 2026
22 Jul 2026
Incident · Low severity
22 Jul 2026
Laundry Bear
USATBEBG+2428 countries
·Government / ministries +4
Russia-Aligned Threat Actor TA488 aka LAUNDRY BEAR Stole Emails and Account Credentials from US and European Government Entities Since 22 July 2026
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