Russian hackers, Tajani's family in the crosshairs: the private cell phones of his wife and children on the dark web

First the minister, now his wife and children. The pro-Russian hackers of NoName057(16) raise the level of the conflict with Antonio Tajani, dragging the family of the head of the Farnesina into their campaign of intimidation. The personal profiles of his wife Brunella Orecchio and his children Flaminia and Filippo have appeared on the dark web. But above all their private mobile numbers, exposed to the audience that frequents the collective's clandestine platform. Contact details that should not be public and which raise a question: who provided them to the hackers?

The hypothesis is that they were sold, fueling a market of confidential information in which private life becomes a commodity of exchange. And, in the hands of NoName, a weapon of pressure.

The names of the three family members were included on the "Court" page, the proscription list that NoName has built on its website, accessible through the Tor network. An archive of people considered hostile to the Russian Federation, in which each profile can become the starting point for gathering new information, reported exclusively by Il Sole 24 Ore on 7 November.

The collective does not hide the mechanism. Indeed, he declares it openly: «Here is the list of citizens hostile to the Russian Federation, on whom we are interested in obtaining information. For a fee."

The formula is simple. Hackers offer money to anyone who provides information about their targets and publish what they have already acquired. Telephone numbers, email addresses, Telegram contacts and social profiles thus end up in tabs that can be consulted by those who access the site.