Cybersecurity incident — 2022-05-11 00:00:00
Affected organization: Italian Institutional Websites
Affected country: Italy
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Services
Motive: Protest
Actor: Killnet
Actor type: Hacktivist
Actor country: Russian Federation

Using the Mirai malware to create a botnet, Killnet and Legion conducted a DDoS attack against several Italian institutional websites, including the Italian Senate, the Ministry of Defense, and the National Institute of Health. Their websites were taken offline and unreachable for a few hours.