Cyber attacks on Italy boomed due to Ukraine war - agency

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 19 - Cyber attacks on Italy have boomed due to the Ukraine war, the national cyber security agency said in its annual report Monday.
    From malware to phishing, from ransomware to mailbox compromise, there were 1,094 'cyber incidents' handled by the National Cyber Security Agency in 2022.
    Of these, 126 were classified as 'incidents', i.e. they had an impact confirmed by the victim.
    There has been "a marked increase in malicious activity to the detriment of government sectors and critical infrastructures", the report said.
    A phenomenon that has 'sharpened' with the war in Ukraine and Italy is "among the countries most affected by the generalised spread of malware and targeted cyber attacks, especially against the health and energy sectors". (ANSA).