Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo apologises for security breach involving PM Meloni


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  • Monday, 14 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks during a press conference on the day of the Euro-Mediterranean Summit (EU-MED9) in a resort near Paphos, Cyprus, October 11, 2024. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo apologised on Sunday for an embarrassing security breach that reportedly targeted Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and other high-profile figures.

Newspaper Domani on Thursday reported that an Intesa employee had been fired after it was discovered he had spied on the bank accounts of thousands of customers, including Meloni.

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