Pro-Russian hackers have attacked the websites of several Italian institutions, including the senate, ANSA news agency reported on Wednesday.
The hacker group “Killnet” claimed the attack, ANSA said, which also targeted the National Health Institute (ISS) and the Automobile Club d’Italia, a national drivers’ association.
The websites of the senate, Italy’s upper house of parliament, and the ISS were back online at 8.00 p.m. (1800 GMT). An hour earlier, it had been impossible to access them.