Italy foreign ministry says it has come under cyber attack

October 8, 2026 11:03 AM EDT

MILAN, Oct ‌8 (Reuters) - ​Italy's ​Foreign Ministry said on ‌Thursday its website had ⁠come under cyber ‌attack but security ‌systems had successfully mitigated the threat, ​with no disruption to services.

• ⁠The situation is being constantly ​monitored, the ministry said in a ​statement

• The ‌ministry did not name any ⁠suspects for the attack

• It added ⁠that checks were under ​way to determine whether similar attacks had been ‌attempted against the websites of diplomatic ‌and ⁠consular missions ‌abroad

(Reporting by ​Alessia Pe; Editing by Alvise ‌Armellini)



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