Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said hackers had exposed his personal information on the dark web and targeted his family. (Foto: Instagram)
Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Saturday, Nov. 7, that he had been targeted in a cyberattack. In a post on X, he said his personal information had been exposed on the dark web and that the hackers were seeking additional details.
Tajani said the activity had also involved his family, with people willing to pay for more information about him and his loved ones. He said he would not be intimidated and would continue working to defend his ministry and Italy. He also said he planned to strengthen ties and cooperation with the country’s allies to protect against such threats.
Tajani said he believed the attack was motivated by Italy’s support for Ukraine. He argued that his country’s position—defending the freedom of a sovereign state and supporting democracy and national independence—had put him in the sights of criminal groups.
The disclosure comes amid reports of suspected cyberattacks affecting supermarket refrigeration systems in at least nine European countries since Monday, Nov. 2. Refrigerators reportedly reached temperatures as high as 50 degrees Celsius, leading some stores to discard food or remove it from freezers as a precaution.
Major supermarket chains, including Carrefour, Ahold Delhaize, Coop, SuperValu, Intermarché and Ica, reported problems with refrigeration systems. European Union Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen described the incidents as a “deliberate attempt” to disrupt the food supply chain and undermine consumer confidence in it.
