Italy Says Cyber Attacks on the Rise Since Invasion of Ukraine

Italy’s foreign minister said cyber attacks on western European companies have risen following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as Rome deals with the fallout from hacker actions targeting energy companies earlier this week.

The minister, Luigi Di Maio, said on Friday that the attacks are part of a destabilization strategy seen since the invasion in February, without specifying their source.

Prime Minister Mario Draghi and top Italian officials convened on Thursday to discuss hacker attacks on Eni SpA and other energy companies, after the oil giant said Wednesday that its internal protection systems had detected unauthorized access to its ...