Mafia spectre haunting Italy spreading to cyberspace

The move is an attempt by the US government to address criticism that it too often jeopardises Internet security by stockpiling the cyber vulnerabilities it detects.

MILAN: A week after the death of Cosa Nostra boss Toto Riina, key figures in Italy’s judiciary and police have warned the mafia’s tentacles are extending into the virtual world. 

Gangrenous and omnipresent in the south, the country’s various criminal networks are as powerful as ever and are also developing in the wealthier, industrialised north, a major conference on the fight against organised crime was told.