The Italian data protection authority Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali (GPDP) has announced an investigation into a data breach of the country’s copyright protection agency.
Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori (SIAE) is a government agency responsible for protecting the intellectual property rights of copyright holders' creative works.
Yesterday, the GPDP
announced that they are investigating whether hackers stole the personal data of registered members and employees of SIAE during a ransomware attack.