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Italy's state railway may have been target of cyber attack

FILE PHOTO: A woman in face mask is seen at Milan's Porta Garibaldi railway station after the Italian government imposed a virtual lockdown on the north of the country, in Milan, Italy March 8, 2020. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo/File Photo

Italian railway company Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) said on Wednesday it had temporarily halted some ticket sale services as it feared they had been targeted by a cyber attack.

"Since this morning, elements that could be linked to a cryptolocker infection have been detected on the computer network of Trenitalia and RFI," the company said in a statement. "The network is currently being checked."

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