Italy’s Foreign Ministry Under Cyberattack as Embassy Sites Come Under Review

Italy’s Foreign Ministry reported a DDoS attack on its website on October 8; defenses mitigated the outage and authorities are checking embassy and consulate sites for related activity. The article links the pattern to pro‑Russian hacktivist groups (NoName057(16) / DDosia), recounts prior incidents against Italian institutions, and highlights that while DDoS primarily affects availability, it can be used as propaganda or to distract from more serious intrusions, prompting Italy to pursue EU-level measures to identify perpetrators.