Anonymous Hacks Four Italian Healthcare Organizations

Anonymous Italia and AntiSec-Italia, two hacktivist groups associated with the Anonymous hacker collective, have hacked and defaced four Italian healthcare organizations and leaked data from two.

The group leaked the data online on August 21 as part of an Anonymous operation named #OpSafePharma, a campaign launched only in Italy to protest the government's stance on ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), which involves recommendations for heavy doses of prescription medicine, even for the mildest signs of the disorder, and before any other type of alternative therapy.

#OpSafePharma launched in March 2016

The hacktivist group launched the campaign on March 16, 2016, with DDoS attacks against the Ministry of Health, the Higher Institute of Health, and numerous local health authorities.

These were followed a few days later by database breaches at AIFA (Associazione Italiana Famiglie ADHD / Italian Association of ADHD Families) and the Ital...