Italy arrests two for hacking into e-mails of ECB's Draghi, former Italy PM Renzi


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  • Wednesday, 11 Jan 2017

Cyber breach victim: Draghi's account at the Bank of Italy, where he was previously governor, was among those infected by the malware.

Italian police arrested two siblings on Tuesday for hacking into the e-mails of European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, former prime minister Matteo Renzi and thousands of others.

The Rome court ordered the detention of Giulio Occhionero, 45, and his sister Francesca Maria Occhionero, 48, for stealing state secrets and illegal hacking. Lawyers representing the two could not be immediately reached.

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