Italian Revenue Agency breached by Lockbit ransomware gang

The notorious ransomware group Lockbit hacked the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) and added the government agency to the list of victims reported on its Dark Web leak site.

The Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have stolen 78GB of data, including company documents, scans, financial reports, and contracts, it plans to release screenshots of files and samples very soon. Lockbit gives 5 days to the Agency to pay the ransomware to avoid the leak of stolen data.

The message published on the leak website, reads:

The Revenue Agency, operational since 1 January 2001, was born from the reorganization of the Financial Administration following the Legislative Decree No. 300 of 1999.
It has its own statute and specific regulations governing administration and accounting.
The bodies of the Agency are made up of the Director, the Management Committee, the Board of Auditors.

Thishacker attack can represent one of the most severe incidents suffered by Italian government agencies. The Agenzia delle Entrate, or the Italian Revenue Agency, enforces the financial code of Italy and collects taxes and revenue. The agency provides several online services for Italian and non-Italian taxpayers.

The other day, the Canadian town of St. Marys became a victim of a massive ransomware attack that has locked staff out of internal networks and encrypted data.