Key points
- A cyberattack on the IT system of Italy's Chamber of Deputies affected the parliamentary email accounts of several lawmakers.
- Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's parliamentary email was among those targeted, ANSA reported.
- Meloni's office said the targeted account is not the one she uses for government communications.
- No security emergency has been declared; protective measures include cooperation with the National Cybersecurity Agency.
- Other institutions were also targeted, and officials say attacks of this kind are intensifying.
A cyberattack on the computer system of Italy's Chamber of Deputies has affected the parliamentary email accounts of several lawmakers, including Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's. The attack was reported on Tuesday 27 October 2026.
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of Italy's parliament, sitting in the Palazzo Montecitorio in Rome. According to the news agency ANSA, the attack hit the lower house's information technology system, and several lawmakers found their parliamentary email accounts affected. Meloni's parliamentary email was among those targeted. Read more: Mass protests sweep France as 410,000 march over living costs and school conditions
The key figures
| Measure | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| House targeted | Chamber of Deputies (lower house) | ANSA |
| Lawmakers' accounts affected | Several (exact number not disclosed) | ANSA |
| Government-communications account affected | No, per the Prime Minister's office | Prime Minister's office |
| Security emergency declared | No | Officials |
| Day of report | 27 October 2026 | Reuters / ANSA |
What was targeted
The distinction the Prime Minister's office drew matters. Meloni holds two roles that each come with email: prime minister, and member of parliament. The account that was targeted was her parliamentary account, not the account used for government communications. That is why her office could say, in the same breath, that her email was targeted and that government communications were not on the affected account. What the attackers took, if anything, has not been disclosed.
The government's response
No security emergency has been declared. Protective measures have been put in place, including cooperation with Italy's National Cybersecurity Agency, which coordinates the country's response to attacks on public systems. Other institutions were also targeted in the same wave of attacks, and officials say attacks of this kind are intensifying. Parliaments, ministries and public services across Europe have become routine targets for hackers, whether criminals looking for ransom or state-backed groups looking for information.
What happens next
Investigators will now try to establish who was behind the attack, what was accessed, and whether anything was taken. Europe Unfolded will update this story if officials say more.
Updates & corrections
Published 27 October 2026.
No updates or corrections have been made to this article since publication.
Sources
- Reuters, 27 October 2026, on the attack and the Prime Minister's office response: kelofm.com
- ANews (ANSA), 27 October 2026, on the attack on lawmakers' email accounts including Meloni's: anews.com.tr