The key facts

  • The cyberattack affected the entire computer system of Italy's Chamber of Deputies, including Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's email
  • Meloni's affected account is not used for government correspondence, Palazzo Chigi reported
  • Sources noted an intensification of attacks on national, European, and international institutions in recent days

Attack on the Chamber of Deputies' system

A cyberattack on the computer system of Italy's Chamber of Deputies affected the email accounts of several parliamentarians, including Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Italy's ANSA news agency reported this on Tuesday, whose materials are cited by Anadolu. According to the agency, the attack affected the chamber's entire computer system but was contained by its technical specialists.

Meloni's account and assessment of the situation

Sources at Palazzo Chigi, the government's residence, clarified that the affected account of Meloni is not the one she uses for government communications. Sources in the Chamber of Deputies stated that the incident does not constitute an emergency, since such attacks occur daily. According to them, 'all protective measures have been implemented,' including in cooperation with the National Cybersecurity Agency; the measures may include temporarily disabling certain system functions, which sources described as standard practice.

Context: growing pressure on IT systems

Sources also noted that in recent days attacks and pressure on IT systems appear to have intensified, including against other national, European, and international institutions. The report provides no specific data on the scale of this increase or on the presumed perpetrators of the attack on the Chamber of Deputies.