A computer attack launched against government institutions this Sunday in Rome has been neutralized, but the Italian capital’s transport company has been hit, the Italian news agency ANSA reported, citing investigators.
Hackers targeted the Italian postal police and the Ministries of Economy and Transport and Infrastructure, among others.
Public transport company Atac was hit.
Investigators said it was a denial of service (DoS) attack, which attempts to make a computer network or resources unavailable to users.
Atac reported “slowness and functionality limitations” on its website, which however said it was “mitigated by countermeasures taken in recent days”.
There were reportedly no public transport disruptions.
Source: DN
