Italy's govt: global cyber attack did not come from state entity

[February 06, 2023]  ROME (Reuters) - The global ransomware hacking attack that targeted thousands of computer servers in Italy and other countries likely came from cybercriminals and not from a state or state-like entity, Italy's government said on Monday.

A computer keyboard lit by a displayed cyber code is seen in this illustration picture taken on March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/

"No evidence has emerged pointing to an aggression by a state or hostile state-like entity", the government said in a statement, adding that no major institution or company operating in critical sectors for national security had been affected.

(Reporting by Giuseppe Fonte, writing by Federico Maccioni, editing by Alvise Armellini)

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