Pro-Russia ‘Killnet’ hackers target Italian institutions
By DW
12 May 2022 |
1:45 pm
Websites belonging to Italy's Defense Ministry and Senate are among several hit by a hacking group, which also claimed responsibility for a recent cyberattack on German government websites.
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