Hacktivist collective Anonymous claims to have 8GB of ‘secret documents’ stolen from Italian cybercrime unit CNAIPIC. Documents include information from the US Department of Agriculture and Australias Ministry of Defence. Anonymous Twitter account announced the data breach, and links were posted up on Pastebin pointing to a selection of the stolen files. Earlier this month, Italian police searched dozens of houses and charged suspects in an investigation into the Italian branch of Anonymous suspected of hitting government, business and media websites with denial-of-service attacks.”]
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/07/25/italian-cybercrime-unit-anonymous/