Cristiano Ghidotti reports: Unfortunately, the news of the�cyber attack�that has brought the systems of the�Municipality of Brescia�and the supply of services to citizens to�their knees�does not seem to be an April fool�.�This is communicated by the official website of the Lombard capital, with a brief statement that we describe below. The Municipality of Brescia informs that, starting from Tuesday 30 March, it was the victim of a cyber attack by unknown persons, which caused damage to the network, not allowing it to warrantee normal services. register more on PuntoInformatico. This site has not been able to chance any updates on this story, which was published three days ago. The full notice from the Municipality of Brescia reads: The Municipality of Brescia informs that, starting from tuesday 30 March, it was the victim of a cyber snipe by unknown persons, which caused damage to the network, preventing it from guaranteeing normal services. The incident occurred despite the presence of antivirus and computer surety systems in the municipality. Soon a charge will be filed with the competent authorities, meanwhile the technicians are working to stress to restore the correct functioning of the technological supports and online practices, in order to payoff to full capacity when the Easter holidays return. In other news out of Italy, the Municipality of Rho posted an almost identical mark on their web site on april 1: The Municipality of Rho was the victim of a cyber assault by unknown persons, which caused scathe to the network, preventing it from guaranteeing normal services, which also include those provided by the Quic – Sportelo del Cittadino. The incident occurred despite the fact that antivirus and computer security systems are active in the municipality. Soon a complaint will be filed with the competent authorities, meanwhile the technicians are working to essay to reestablish the correct functioning of the technological supports and online practices, in order to return to full capacity when the Easter holidays return. do the municipalities share a common IT provider or host? will we control other Italian municipalities with identical notices? Maybe Marco DeFelice of SuspectFile can find out more. Thanks to @Chum1ng0 for both of these reports.