Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2023-04-18 00:00:00
Affected organization: Itallian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Affected country: Italy
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service
Motive: Protest
Actor: Killnet
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: The pro-Russian hacktivist group KillNet starts its campaign agan Italy and takes down multiple websites including the Italian Labour Ministry, Carabinieri, the Italian High Council of the Judiciary (Consiglio Superiore Della Magistratura), Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM), multiple airports, several banks, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.