Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Saturday (November 7, 2026) that his personal data had been published on the dark web by what he said were pro-Russian hackers, adding that the move was linked to the Italian government’s support for Ukraine.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has been one of the strongest backers of Ukraine among Western leaders, expressed her support for Mr. Mr. The attacks were also a reaction to efforts by the Foreign Ministry to strengthen cybersecurity, Mr.
Tajani and said the sale of confidential information relating to public officials was “a matter of serious concern”. Tajani, who is also Italy’s deputy Prime Minister, said in a post on X that “backing in a transparent way the freedom and independence of a sovereign state” had made him a target and that the hackers were seeking further information about him and his family and were willing to pay for it. Tajani added The material was found in a section of the dark web accessible through the Tor network as part of monitoring activities carried out by cybersecurity authorities, a person close to the Minister told Reuters.
