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Italy foils Russian cyberattacks targeting Olympics

AFP – news@thelocal.it Published: 4 Feb, 2026 CET. Updated: Wed 4 Feb 2026 16:40 CET Foreign …
Italy foils Russian cyberattacks targeting Olympics


AFP – news@thelocal.it

Published: 4 Feb, 2026 CET.
Updated: Wed 4 Feb 2026 16:40 CET

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Italy had foiled a Russian cyberattack. Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP.

Italy has thwarted a series of Russian cyberattacks targeting the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, the foreign minister said on Wednesday, as security operations ramp up with just hours to go.

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