ROME, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Inside a modern government building facing ‌the third‑century Aurelian walls in Rome, dozens of specialists have spent the past year monitoring criminal chatter on the dark web ‌as part of Italy's push to shield the Winter Olympics from cyberattacks.

The National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN), created in 2021, sees next ‌month's Milano Cortina Games as its first real test. With the Olympics drawing global attention, officials say the event is a magnet for threat actors ranging from petty cybercriminals to sophisticated, state‑linked groups.