IT systems in Basilicata, southern Italy, have been restored after a data center outage between September 27 and 28. The regional government said its Central Reservation Center for healthcare services was back online on Wednesday. Technicians worked for several hours to restore the data center in Potenza, which disrupted the region’s main IT systems. A cyberattack was ruled out. An investigation found the outage was caused by an anomaly in the main cooling system and a failure of the backup system to start, destabilizing data storage and temporarily affecting several services.
“The initial interventions focused on the healthcare sector, the most sensitive area for the community, with the aim of fully restoring essential services,” said the regional government in a press release.
“Based on the investigations, it was ruled out that the event was attributable to a cyberattack, nor was there any evidence of unauthorized access to systems or the theft, exfiltration, or unauthorized disclosure of personal data.”
The outage also affected administrative deadlines, including university scholarship and housing applications, and led to the postponement of Tuesday’s Regional Council meeting. Italy has around 200 data centers, mostly concentrated in northern and central hubs such as Milan and Rome. Southern Italy has fewer facilities, with new projects emerging mainly in regions such as Puglia.
