According to ABC News, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says his personal data has been leaked on the dark web, exposing him to threats and intimidation. The outlet's headline states that Italy's Meloni blamed pro-Russian hackers for the leak of the foreign minister's data.
CBS News reported that Italy's foreign minister said he was targeted because of his country's "support for Ukraine." Its headline, however, describes Italy's leader as blaming pro-Russian hackers for personal data leaks, using the plural.
The two accounts differ in emphasis. The ABC News headline names Meloni as the official who blamed the hackers, while the CBS News summary attributes the targeting explanation to the foreign minister. Neither summary makes clear whether the two sets of statements are the same or separate, and neither identifies the hackers beyond the description pro-Russian.
The summaries do not say when the data was leaked, what personal information it contained, or what specific threats or intimidation followed. The ABC News summary describes the exposure as a consequence of the leak but gives no further detail on how the information was obtained or who may have seen it. The summaries also do not state whether Italian authorities have opened an inquiry.
Neither summary reports a response from Russia or from Italian authorities beyond the statements described above.
Sources: ABC News: Italy's Meloni blames pro-Russian hackers for leak of foreign minister's data on the dark web; CBS News: Italy's leader blames pro-Russian hackers for personal data leaks.