The Venice Film Festival confirmed a data breach on July 7, 2025, where hackers accessed personal information of participants, including journalists. The leaked data included names, email addresses, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and tax codes for VAT refunds. Unauthorized individuals copied documents from the festival's servers, but the IT team promptly isolated and secured the affected systems. The breach did not involve organizational data, payments, bookings, or ticketing, but the exposed personal information could still pose risks to individuals. The festival notified affected parties and authorities under EU GDPR regulations.