LulzSecITA
Attribution profile
- Type
- Activist
- Location
- Italy
- Known incidents
- 2 incidents
- Sources
- 12 sources
- First seen
- 2019-11-05
- Last seen
- 2019-11-05
- Updated
- 2026-10-13 18:35
- Aliases
- 3 aliases
STIX characteristics
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Profile narrative
LulzSecITA, also known as LulzSec Italia or LulzSec Italy, is an Italian hacktivist group that has operated in coordination with Anonymous Italia. The group targets Italian entities across sectors such as healthcare (e.g., the San Raffaele hospital in Milan), higher education (universities in Basilicata, Naples, and Rome), professional orders, government offices, telecommunications providers (Lyca Mobile), environmental agencies, job‑seeking portals, and former military personnel databases. Their stated objectives are to expose security weaknesses, protest inadequate privacy protections, and highlight perceived institutional failures rather than pursue financial gain. Observed tactics include compromising websites and databases to exfiltrate personal data, credentials, and documents; leaking the stolen information publicly; and using Twitter to disclose breaches, demand accountability, and threaten further releases. No specific malware families or infection vectors are described in the available sources. The group is not linked to any state sponsor or criminal consortium but is publicly affiliated with the broader Anonymous hacktivist movement.
Incidents
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2 incidentsSources
Sources available to members: 12 sources.