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Italy’s Industry Ministry reports ‘heavy’ cyberattack
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MILAN (Reuters) – The Italian Industry Ministry’s web portal and applications were hit by a “heavy cyberattack” on Friday and were out of order, it said.
MILAN (Reuters) – The Italian Industry Ministry’s web portal and applications were hit by a “heavy cyberattack” on Friday and were out of order, it said.
Technicians were working to “mitigate the consequences” of the attack, it wrote in a statement, adding that initial checks showed no evidence of data theft.
It was too early to predict when activities would be back to normal, it said.
The attack began in the early morning.
The ministry said it was in close contact with the National Cybersecurity Agency to reduce inconvenience for citizens and businesses.
(Reporting by Alessia Pé, editing Gianluca Semeraro and Nick Macfie)
A cyberattack is a malicious attempt to damage, disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to computer systems, networks, or devices, often with the intent to steal data or cause harm.
Data theft is the unauthorized copying, transfer, or use of sensitive information, often with the intent to commit fraud or identity theft.
Risk management is the process of identifying, assessing, and controlling threats to an organization's capital and earnings, including potential financial losses.
A web portal is a specially designed website that brings information together from diverse sources in a uniform way, often providing a gateway to various services and applications.
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