Cyber attacks in Italy up 138% after Ukraine war

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 3 - The geopolitical tension sparked by the war in Ukraine has had "significant reverberations" on cybersecurity with "massive campaigns" at the international level targetting critical infrastructure, financial systems and other businesses, the postal police's CNAIPIC information security agency said in a report on Tuesday.
    The agency said these attacks included phishing, malware and disinformation.
    It said it detected 12,947 cyberattacks in Italy in 2022, a rise of 138% on the 5,435 registered in 2021.
    It said 332 people were put under investigation in relation to these attacks, an increase of 78% with respect to the previous year.
    It added that 113,226 alerts were issued last year, an increase of 2% with respect to 2021. (ANSA).