Cybersecurity incident — 2023-12-12 00:00:00
Affected organization: Westpole
Affected country: Italy
Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: LockBit 3.0
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

The LockBit 3.0 ransomware gang targets the Italian cloud service provider Westpole, which is specialized in digital services for public administration. The incident impacts PA Digitale, the government agency that offers services to various local and government organizations.