Overview
- The Uffizi, which confirmed a hacker attack on February 1, now faces scrutiny over what museum systems the intruders reached.
- Italian media report that hackers took passwords, access codes, maps of alarms, and camera locations and sent a ransom demand to the director’s private phone.
- As a precaution, the most valuable jewels from the Palazzo Pitti treasury were reportedly transferred to a Banca d’Italia vault.
- The museum sealed some exits, closed areas of the complex, and sped up a swap from analog to digital cameras to cut break‑in risk.
- Prosecutors, police, and Italy’s national cybersecurity authority are investigating, including reports of an initial breach last August via outdated image‑management software.