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Italy prevents pro-Russian hacker attacks during Eurovision contest

posted onMay 15, 2022
by l33tdawg
Reuters
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Italian police thwarted hacker attacks by pro-Russian groups during the May 10 semi-final and Saturday final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, authorities said on Sunday.

Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra won the contest with their entry "Stefania", riding a wave of public support to claim an emotional victory that was welcomed by the country's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy. read more

During voting and the performances, the police cybersecurity department blocked several cyber attacks on network infrastructure by the "Killnet" hacker group and its affiliate "Legion", police said. The police also gathered information from the pro-Russian group's Telegram channels to prevent other critical events and identified the attacks' geographic location.

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