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Italy’s foreign minister says his data was leaked; Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers

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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Saturday that his personal data had been stolen and published on the dark web, and that hackers were seeking more information about him and his family. Tajani said he was targeted over Italy’s support for Ukraine and did not name the culprits. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni blamed pro-Russian hackers and said she stood by him. The reports link the leak to a wave of bomb threats across Europe that have grounded or diverted flights. The reports do not say what information was published.

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Tajani said on Saturday that his personal data had been stolen and published on the dark web.
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Al Jazeera English
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Deutsche Welle
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Washington Examiner
Meloni blamed pro-Russian hackers for the leak.
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Al Jazeera English
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Deutsche Welle
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Washington Examiner
Tajani said he was targeted over Italy’s support for Ukraine.
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Deutsche Welle
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Tajani said the hackers were seeking more information about him and his family and had threatened them.
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Al Jazeera English
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Deutsche Welle
The leak comes amid a wave of bomb threats across Europe that have grounded or diverted flights.
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Al Jazeera English
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All three outlets report that Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says his personal data was published on the dark web and that Prime Minister Meloni blamed pro-Russian hackers. The right and center headlines center Meloni’s blame, while the left headline makes the hackers and the leak the subject.

the left
1 outlet
Headline makes the hackers the subject and the leak the act, moving the prime minister’s blame into the description.
Pro-Russian hackers leak Italian foreign minister’s data on dark web
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
1 outlet
Headline leads with Meloni’s blame of pro-Russian hackers for a cyberattack on the minister, treating the attack itself as the event.
Italy's Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for cyberattack on minister
Deutsche WelleCenterAll center headlines
the right
1 outlet
Leads with Meloni blaming pro-Russian hackers, and its description ties the attack to Italy’s support for Ukraine as a motive the hackers were purportedly acting on.
Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for leaking Italian foreign minister’s personal data
Washington ExaminerRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

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Leads with

Hackers publishing the minister’s data
Ongoing threat described by the foreign minister
Hoax bomb threats and flight disruptions

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Al Jazeera EnglishLeft
Pro-Russian hackers leak Italian foreign minister’s data on dark web
The prime minister blames pro-Russian hackers for the leak, as her top diplomat says the cyberthreat was ongoing.
3 hr agoRead at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)

From the center

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Leads with

Meloni’s blame of pro-Russian hackers
Tajani’s statement on the stolen data
Bomb threats across the EU as context

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Deutsche WelleCenter
Italy's Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for cyberattack on minister
Antonio Tajani has said hackers published personal data stolen from him as Giorgia Meloni blamed pro-Russia criminals for the incident. The news follows a string of bomb threats that have grounded flights across the EU.
1 hr agoRead at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)

From the right

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Leads with

Meloni’s attribution to pro-Russian hackers
Italy’s support for Ukraine as motive
Meloni’s support for Tajani

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Washington ExaminerRight
Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for leaking Italian foreign minister’s personal data
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attributed a cyberattack involving the Italian foreign minister’s personal data to pro-Russian hackers who were purportedly motivated by the NATO country’s strong support for Ukraine. …
33 min agoRead at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)

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First to report
Al Jazeera English, Nov 7, 7:29 AM EST
Center
1 hr 37 min later
Its first report, Nov 7, 9:07 AM EST
Right
3 hr later
Its first report, Nov 7, 10:30 AM EST

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Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 7, 7:29 AM EST
Deutsche WelleCenterNov 7, 9:07 AM EST
Washington ExaminerRightNov 7, 10:30 AM EST

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Italy’s foreign minister says his data was leaked; Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers

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Pro-Russian hackers leak Italian foreign minister’s data on dark web

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Italy's Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for cyberattack on minister

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Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for leaking Italian foreign minister’s personal data

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