Rome (AFP) - Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said this Saturday that he is the target of "cybercriminals" who spread his personal data on the "dark web", the hidden part of the internet, due to his country's support for Ukraine.
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The Italian government supports kyiv in the humanitarian and military sphere in the war unleashed after the Russian invasion of its territory in 2022.
"For several days now, cybercriminals have been spreading my personal data on the dark web and seeking to obtain more information, thus exposing me to new threats and intimidation," Tajani wrote on X.
"They also implicate my family and are willing to pay to obtain more details about me and my loved ones. My reaction is very simple: I will not be intimidated in any way," added the head of Italian diplomacy.
"Our position on Ukraine is the political reason why I am in their sights: defending the freedom of a sovereign State, taking a clear position in favor of democracy and the independence of a nation, that is what is dangerous in the eyes of these criminal entities," he denounces.
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