Italian taxman hit by ransomware

Stefan Mileschin · 27th July 2022, 07:46

Rome might have fallen but government says it never happened

Italy’s tax agency was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend, but investigators insist that there was no evidence of a breach.

L’Agenzia delle Entrate released a statement saying it asked Sogei, an IT company owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, to investigate the alleged ransomware attack.

Sogei then released a lengthy statement saying that, after analysing the incident, “no cyberattacks occurred or any data stolen from the financial administration’s technological platforms and infrastructures.”

However, that is not what the hackers, LockBit claim. It said that it nicked 78 GB of data and gave the agency about six days to respond before the information is leaked. The ransomware group then extended the deadline to August 1 and claimed it now had 100 GB worth of data. The gang provided several screenshots of what it nicked.

Sogei's comment is also odd because it was working with Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency and the Postal Police to support “the ongoing investigations.” Why is that necessary if no attack happened and nothing was stolen?

https://fudzilla.com/news/55205-ital...-by-ransomware

27th July 2022, 07:46	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	Italian taxman hit by ransomware Rome might have fallen but government says it never happened Italy’s tax agency was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend, but investigators insist that there was no evidence of a breach. L’Agenzia delle Entrate released a statement saying it asked Sogei, an IT company owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, to investigate the alleged ransomware attack. Sogei then released a lengthy statement saying that, after analysing the incident, “no cyberattacks occurred or any data stolen from the financial administration’s technological platforms and infrastructures.” However, that is not what the hackers, LockBit claim. It said that it nicked 78 GB of data and gave the agency about six days to respond before the information is leaked. The ransomware group then extended the deadline to August 1 and claimed it now had 100 GB worth of data. The gang provided several screenshots of what it nicked. Sogei's comment is also odd because it was working with Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency and the Postal Police to support “the ongoing investigations.” Why is that necessary if no attack happened and nothing was stolen? https://fudzilla.com/news/55205-ital...-by-ransomware

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