Italy hit again with a parapolitical scandal; a Milan-based private investigative firm working in concert with the Vatican and Israel's Mossad was caught hacking information on thousands of individuals, purportedly for the use of blackmail.
Italy is no stranger to parapolitical scandals. During the Cold War, no less than four parastates were operating covertly in Italy, namely: the mafia, the rogue masonic lodge Propaganda Due, the NATO stay-behind army, and the CIA. These covert organizations worked separately and in concert to keep the left from taking power and constantly undermined liberal democracy in Italy.
Why is Italy so freaking sketchy all the time?
News:
https://www.politico.eu/article/vatican-israel-italian-hacking-scandal-uk-lithuania-equalize/
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241101-israels-mossad-implicated-in-espionage-scandal-in-italy/