Italy: a platform for getting vaccinated blocked by a cyberattack
The site in Lazio, the region of Rome, was attacked by hackers who made it unavailable to users, including those wanting to reserve a vaccine against Covid.
REUTERS - Kacper Pempel
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Hackers have blocked the site of the administrative headquarters of the Rome region, which has nearly six million inhabitants, and its booking platform in the Covid-19 vaccination centers.
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With our correspondent in Rome,
Anne Le Nir
The authorities in the Rome region cannot believe it.
"
It is a powerful attack, unprecedented in an administrative seat in Italy,
" they said in unison.
Hackers may have used ransomware, according to cybersecurity experts.
A type of malware that exploits security holes to block computer systems and demand ransom to unlock them.
An investigation was opened by the public prosecutor's office in Rome and the postal police to try to identify the perpetrators of the attack.
This has completely blocked the platform for making an appointment to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in a center near his home.
The track of a hacking linked to anti-vax and anti-sanitary pass movements is not ruled out.
Especially since the measures to
extend the health pass
to many leisure activities will come into force on August 6.
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