Lazio Region hacker attack, also investigates counter-terrorism

Hacker attack on the Lazio Region, the prosecutors of anti-terrorism and the IT crime pool of the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office are investigating the attack that hit the Lazio Regional Ced a few minutes after midnight on Sunday. A first report from the Postal Police, which has initiated close investigations in agreement with the magistrates of piazzale Clodio, arrived yesterday afternoon on the table of the chief prosecutor Michele Prestipino who coordinates the investigation together with the deputy prosecutor Angelantonio Racanelli. In the file, formally opened this morning, various crimes are prosecuted against unknown persons, including unauthorized access to the computer system and attempted extortion. Read also According to what has emerged so far, the attack with cryptolocker ransomware, a malware that encrypts data and then extorts money, in this case did not lead to a ‘ransom’ request. Investigations now aim to shed light on the origin and purpose of the violent attack, which also resulted in the deactivation of the vaccine portal. An offensive started from abroad with a possible rebound in Germany. The investigation is entrusted to both pools, with two substitutes, since the attack involved an IT system as important as that of Lazio, also from the point of view of the protection of sensitive data including personal data of the State such as the President of the Republic. Sergio Mattarella and Mario Draghi.