Tajani's Data Leaked on the Dark Web, Meloni Blames Pro-Russian Hackers

Personal data belonging to Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has been published on the dark web, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has blamed pro-Russian hackers.¹²³ Meloni’s stance emerged on Saturday, once Tajani had himself declared that hackers were going after him because he backs Ukraine.³⁴

What Tajani said

Tajani posted a message on X saying his data had been circulated by the hackers over several days.⁴ The minister spoke of “threats and intimidation” to which he said he had been exposed, and said the cyber threat was still ongoing.¹⁵

Meloni’s position

In a statement reported by the news agency ANSA, Meloni called the sale of confidential information about representatives of the institutions a cause for serious concern.³⁴

Is the Russian government involved?

On Sunday Tajani clarified the point: he said he had described the hackers as pro-Russian, not named the Moscow government as responsible. “If I had evidence of Russian government involvement, I would say so,” he added.⁶ The minister then announced that the matter would be discussed at the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting (the group of the seven most industrialized countries) in Paris on Monday and Tuesday. His French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot accepted his proposal to put it on the agenda.⁶ Tajani cited incidents of “hybrid warfare” that took place in recent days in Europe and South America. The G7 countries, he said, will consider possible joint initiatives to counter them.⁶

This article was written by artificial intelligence from the sources cited, without human review. Automatic newsroom by Redazia.

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Footnotes

1. Pro-Russian hackers leak Italian foreign minister’s data on dark web, Al Jazeera, 2026-11-07 ↩ ↩²

2. Italian foreign minister says hackers leaked his personal data, BBC News · World, 2026-11-07 ↩

3. Giorgia Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for leaking foreign minister’s personal data to dark web, The Hill, 2026-11-08 ↩ ↩² ↩³

4. Italy blames pro-Russian hackers for leaking Tajani’s personal data, The Next Web, 2026-11-08 ↩ ↩² ↩³

5. Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for leak of Italian foreign minister’s data on dark web, The Globe and Mail · World, 2026-11-07 ↩

6. G7 ministers to discuss recent cyber attacks, Italy says, The Straits Times · World, 2026-11-08 ↩ ↩² ↩³