Italy
ITA
Ferrara municipal cyberattack interrupts public counters and local-police communications
A cyberattack overnight 11–12 July 2023 forced Ferrara municipality to shut down internal digital services and telephone lines, preventing some public-counter transactions and citizen contact. Local-police VoIP communications and many municipal workstations required recovery; several services remained impaired into August.
78
Estimated severity
78 / 100
93
Source reliability
93 / 100
Approximate Date
2023-07-12
Targeted Company
COMUNE DI FERRARA
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Italy
Affected countries
Italy
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionService unavailability
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Customer ServiceInformation Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
MalwareRansomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
cronacacomune.ithttps://www.cronacacomune.it/notizie/49373/postazioni-informatiche-e-numero-verde-800532532-temporaneamente-inattivi-a-causa-di-un-attacco-hacker-alla-rete-internet-del-comune.htmlcronacacomune.ithttps://www.cronacacomune.it/notizie/49563/attacco-informatico-ripristinato-sistema-di-gestione-delle-chiamate-polizia-locale-e-urp-800-postazioni-riattivate.htmlilrestodelcarlino.ithttps://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/ferrara/cronaca/hacker-in-comune-rete-internet-nel-mirino-e-numeri-disattivati-chiesto-un-riscatto-35a748cb