Cyber threats to the 2022 Italian elections

### Executive Summary: This report summarizes a surge of cyber threats to Italy ahead of the 2022 snap elections, highlighting coordinated ransomware attacks against the energy sector (including claims by ALPHV/BlackCat), numerous ransomware mentions of Italian victims over the past year, increased pro-Russian hacktivist DDoS/defacement activity (e.g., KillNet), and the likelihood of state-sponsored espionage and disinformation operations; it recommends updating threat models and defensive posture.