Cybersecurity
Italy Hackers Targeted Data on Top Business, Political Leaders
- Private investigators were hired to dig up sensitive data
- Hackers targeted range of public figures, prosecutors say
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Italy was reeling Monday from a weekend of revelations on hacking of a national security database, bringing to light attempts to dig up sensitive information on high-profile individuals in the business and political arenas.
A senior member of the Senate and a former prime minister were among the politicians targeted by hackers hired to dig up sensitive information, daily Corriere della Sera reported.