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Revenue agency down, Sogei: technical failure, but the site goes haywire

A server failure sent the website of the Revenue Agency and other public administrations into a tailspin. Recovery operations in progress. Also beware of phishing emails

Revenue agency down, Sogei: technical failure, but the site goes haywire

inefficiency, today, for theInland Revenue.
From seven o'clock this morning it appears unable to log in atreserved area of ​​the site. "Page not found" or "The site cannot be reached" was the message that the system returned when users tried to authenticate.

This time not it is a hacker attack, as those that occurred at the beginning of the week, but of a failure ai server di Sogei, the company operating in the ICT sector that manages many public administration platforms.

La Sogei has promptly communique in a note that the malfunctions is derived from some technical problems occurred during the night at some of its plants. The problem, reads the note, has been identified and is recovery operations are in progress.

Il block some servers crashed also other platforms managed by the company. For example it turns out the Tuscan Healthcare website is inaccessible: it is impossible to book exams or electronic prescriptions from doctors. In fact, Sogei's servers manage dematerialized prescriptions and all connected services.

It is not the first time that a malfunction has sent the public administration into crisis. In the past, the Revenue Agency had already experienced major disservices.

An important Phishing campaign is also underway

Meanwhile, the CERT-AGID reports that in these hours, a massive phishing campaign theme Inland Revenue.
Seizing the opportunity of the disservice, the bad guys stand sending messages/mails which refer to a fake site to steal victims' personal data.
The mail has like subject "Registered Notice" where an alleged alphanumeric code is reported and in the body attention is drawn to a notification with the issuing body Agenzia Delle Entrate.
It is therefore important to always pay attention to incoming communications.

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