Darkreading.com reported that Adam Darrah (Vigilante's director of intelligence) said that “We think the hacks are probably attempts to undermine public confidence in government at a time of universal unease due to the COVID-19 pandemic…The United States is a highly desirable target, and it would make sense that hacktivists would pour salt on the wounds in a country like Italy, which has had such a hard time."  The April 17, 2020 report entitled “Could Return of Ghost Squad Hackers Signal Rise in COVID-19-Related Hactivism?” included this blog post by cyberthreat intelligence firm Vigilante:

The Ghost Squad Hackers (GSH), an offshoot of the hacktivist group Anonymous, has been active during this COVID-19 period after remaining fairly quiet these past couple of years,…

While most of the incidents are defacements, a common hacktivist tactic, there were instances in which GSH became a root owner of an Indian government server and also leaked administrative accounts from the Australian government,…

No surprise here! So please mindful of what you see and hear!