Pro-Russian hackers target Italian government and airport websites
Milan airports were unaffected by the cyber incident.

Hackers temporarily disrupted around ten official websites in Italy on Saturday, including those of the Foreign Ministry and Milan’s two airports, according to the country’s cybersecurity agency. The pro-Russian group Noname057(16) claimed responsibility on Telegram, describing the attack as a retaliation against what it called Italy’s ‘Russophobia.’
The attack, a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) operation, flooded networks with excessive data traffic, paralysing their functionality. Italy’s cybersecurity agency acted swiftly, mitigating the impact within two hours. A spokesperson confirmed that assistance was provided to affected institutions and companies.
Despite the disruptions, flights at Milan’s Linate and Malpensa airports were unaffected, and the airports’ mobile apps continued to operate normally, according to SEA, the company managing the airports. Authorities continue to investigate the incident, highlighting ongoing threats from cyber groups linked to geopolitical tensions.