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Security experts warn of ‘basic security failures’ after Vatican website crash

A Vatican website crash last week bears the hallmarks of a cyberattack, security experts say

Edgar Beltrán
Nov 27, 2024
∙ Paid

A Vatican website crash last week bears the hallmarks of a cyberattack, security experts say, highlighting the Vatican’s online exposure to the prospect of interference from malicious actors.

Most of the Vatican’s website crashed Nov. 19, and remained unavailable for several days in some parts of the world.

Vatican Information Technology Center. Image via…

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