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Italy's famed Uffizi admits cyber-attack but denies security breach
The museum said backups were restored and no items were stolen, while reports said hackers sought access codes and a ransom demand.
- On Friday, the Uffizi Galleries in Florence confirmed they suffered a cyberattack on February 1, rejecting reports from Corriere della Sera that the incident caused a major data breach or theft of valuable information.
- Allegations from Corriere della Sera included claims that hackers infiltrated the Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti, and Boboli Gardens, demanding a ransom from Uffizi director Simone Verde and forcing a valuables transfer to the Bank of Italy.
- Museum officials clarified that the removal of valuables to the Bank was planned last autumn for renovation work, adding that no security maps were obtained and full data backups existed.
- Upgrades to security cameras have been ongoing since 2024, an initiative accelerated after thieves stole jewels worth $102 million from the Louvre Museum in Paris last year.
- Museums across Italy remain vigilant; in March, thieves stole paintings by French masters Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cezanne, and Henri Matisse from a northern Italian museum, a situation the Uffizi emphasized differs from their own.
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The Uffizi Gallery in Florence has confirmed that it was the victim of a hacker attack on its information system at the beginning of February, but at the same time they are rejecting claims by Italian media that the attack caused a serious security threat or data theft.
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