An investigation into Tajani's data on the dark web begins. Bomb alerts on flights, 'public intimidation' disputed

The Rome prosecutor's office has started an investigation file in relation to the dissemination of personal data and requests for information, on the dark web, of the Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, the head of the postal police, Ivano Gabrielli and the Rome prosecutor, Francesco Lo Voi. The position of the latter due to his competence will come to the attention of the Perugia prosecutor's office.

Crimes of unauthorized access to a computer system and threats could be hypothesized in the proceedings. The investigations are entrusted to specialists from the National Cybercrime Center for the Protection of Critical Infrastructures. The data would have been on the dark web for at least two weeks and the action would be the work of pro-Russian hackers from "Noname057(16)".

Meanwhile, the Milan prosecutor's office, in addition to the "procured alarm", also contested the crime of "public intimidation" in the case opened on the case of threats via email regarding false bomb alarms on flights. In recent days, information from Polaria had arrived at the prosecutor's office on reports regarding Malpensa airport (four flights, two departing from the airport and two arriving) and Linate airport (a threatening email not linked to a specific flight). The former, due to territorial jurisdiction, is being investigated by the Prosecutor's Office of Busto Arsizio (Varese), while the Milanese prosecutor's office, directed by Marcello Viola, is investigating the latter.

The file was assigned to the anti-terrorism pool prosecutor Enrico Pavone and the investigations are also conducted by the postal police and Digos. The crime of "public intimidation" punishes "anyone who threatens to commit crimes against public safety (...) in such a way as to instill public fear". However, the investigations into the case are also coordinated by the National Anti-Mafia and Anti-Terrorism Directorate, because there are also investigations open in other prosecutor's offices. And above all on cyberattacks, more generally, Europol is already involved.