Hacking attacks: a pre-election setback for Italy's 5-Star MovementROME (Reuters) - Hacking attacks on the web platform used by Italy s 5-Star Movement to select representatives and shape policy threaten to dent confidence in its methods before a parliamentary election it is well placed to win. Internet-based direct democracy, in which members vote online, is a hallmark of the anti-establishment group that first entered parliament in 2013 and leads many opinion polls before the election, due to be held by May.  Gianroberto Casaleggio, the late internet guru who co-founded 5-Star in 2009, believed the web would eventually supplant representative democracy, the system under which all eligible citizens vote on representatives to pass laws for them. But in August anonymous hackers broke into 5-Star s web platform, called  Rousseau  after the 18th century Swiss-born philosopher, and obtained secret data on its members and donors. It is unclear whether there will be any impact on 5-Star s election performance. But if it cannot secure its web platforms, it will be hard to continue using the online methods that set it apart from other political groups.  Public worries over theft of personal data could also make it difficult for 5-Star to attract new members. It already has only a modest membership although it has won millions of votes at the polls with promises to clean up politics and offer universal income support for the poor.  The hacking problem is very serious for 5-Star because it undermines the credibility of their direct democracy message,  sociology professor Luca Ricolfi told Reuters.  It will probably be overshadowed by bigger issues ahead of the election, but it hurts their image and is something they will absolutely have to resolve.  Casaleggio Associati, a web consultancy company that runs 5-Star s platforms and is headed by Gianroberto s son Davide, said security would be improved before the online election of the movement s new leader last month. Despite this, the election was dogged by hacking attacks which hampered voting and contributed to only 37,000 of 5-Star s 140,000 members casting an online ballot. The voting deadline had to be extended twice as members were unable to log on or connect to necessary web pages.  One hacker published screenshots showing the system had been infiltrated again and that it had been possible to vote several times using the accounts of certified 5-Star members.  Rousseau s content systems are outdated and its level of security is totally inadequate,  said David Puente, a computer expert and web developer who worked for Casaleggio Associati for four-and-a-half years until 2011. Umberto Rapetto, a cyber security expert who used to head the computer crime division of Italy s finance police, called Rousseau  a rudimentary platform with a host of weak points . Davide Casaleggio declined to answer questions for this article. Puente, a 5-Star member, said it would now be hard to update Rousseau without sacrificing many functions that have been added recently, meaning the only solution was to  dismantle everything and start all over again.  That would not be easy even if Casaleggio agreed. Hackers around the world have regularly penetrated the computer systems of public agencies and multinational companies with millions of euros to spend on cyber security. Casaleggio Associati has fewer than 20 employees, posted revenues of less than a million euros in 2016 and has run a loss for the last three years. 5-Star s new leader, 31-year-old Luigi Di Maio, says Rousseau s problems are understandable as it is a  startup  launched only last year. He says web-based democracy can work not only in 5-Star but in all branches of Italian politics. Yet many computer experts are skeptical about both Rousseau and internet democracy in general. One common criticism is a lack of transparency, as in only two of 5-Star s dozens of online votes has Casaleggio named an independent company to verify the regularity of the process. Critics also say there can be no guarantee that voters are anonymous to platform managers, or that the voter casts only one ballot or is not watched or coerced while he votes.  Creating a structure that offers the same guarantees as paper ballots would be incredibly difficult,  said cyber security strategist Corrado Giustozzi, a member of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security.     worldnews
hacking attacks setback italy movementrome reuters hacking attacks web platform used italy movement select representatives shape policy threaten dent confidence methods parliamentary election well placed win direct democracy members vote online hallmark group first entered parliament leads many opinion polls election due held may gianroberto casaleggio late internet guru believed web would eventually supplanted representative democracy system eligible citizens vote representatives pass laws but august anonymous hackers broke web platform called rousseau century philosopher obtained secret data members donors it unclear whether impact election performance but secure web platforms hard continue using online methods set apart political groups public worries theft personal data could also make difficult attract new members it already modest membership although millions votes polls promises clean politics offer universal income support poor the hacking problem serious undermines credibility direct democracy message sociology professor luca ricolfi told reuters it probably overshadowed bigger issues ahead election hurts image something absolutely resolve casaleggio associate web consultancy company runs platforms headed gianroberto son david said security would improved online election movement new leader last month despite election dogged hacking attacks hampered voting contributed members casting online ballot the voting deadline extended twice members unable log connect necessary web pages one hacker published screenshots showing system infiltrated possible vote several times using accounts certified members rousseau content systems outdated level security totally inadequate said david plenty computer expert web developer worked casaleggio associate years roberto rapetto cyber security expert used head computer crime division italy finance police called rousseau rudimentary platform host weak points david casaleggio declined answer questions article plenty member said would hard update rousseau without sacrificing many functions added recently meaning solution dismantle everything start that would easy even casaleggio agreed hackers around world regularly penetrated computer systems public agencies multinational companies millions euros spend cyber security casaleggio associate fewer employees posted revenues less million euros run loss last three years new leader liga di main says rousseau problems understandable startup launched last year he says democracy work branches italian politics yet many computer experts skeptical rousseau internet democracy general one common criticism lack transparency two dozens online votes casaleggio named independent company verify regularity process critics also say guarantee voters anonymous platform managers voter casts one ballot watched coerced votes creating structure offers guarantees paper ballots would incredibly difficult said cyber security strategist tornado giustozzi member european union agency network information security worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Hacking attacks: a pre-election setback for Italy's 5-Star MovementROME (Reuters) - Hacking attacks on the web platform used by Italy s 5-Star Movement to select representatives and shape policy threaten to dent confidence in its methods before a parliamentary election it is well placed to win. Internet-based direct democracy, in which members vote online, is a hallmark of the anti-establishment group that first entered parliament in 2013 and leads many opinion polls before the election, due to be held by May.  Gianroberto Casaleggio, the late internet guru who co-founded 5-Star in 2009, believed the web would eventually supplant representative democracy, the system under which all eligible citizens vote on representatives to pass laws for them. But in August anonymous hackers broke into 5-Star s web platform, called  Rousseau  after the 18th century Swiss-born philosopher, and obtained secret data on its members and donors. It is unclear whether there will be any impact on 5-Star s election performance. But if it cannot secure its web platforms, it will be hard to continue using the online methods that set it apart from other political groups.  Public worries over theft of personal data could also make it difficult for 5-Star to attract new members. It already has only a modest membership although it has won millions of votes at the polls with promises to clean up politics and offer universal income support for the poor.  The hacking problem is very serious for 5-Star because it undermines the credibility of their direct democracy message,  sociology professor Luca Ricolfi told Reuters.  It will probably be overshadowed by bigger issues ahead of the election, but it hurts their image and is something they will absolutely have to resolve.  Casaleggio Associati, a web consultancy company that runs 5-Star s platforms and is headed by Gianroberto s son Davide, said security would be improved before the online election of the movement s new leader last month. Despite this, the election was dogged by hacking attacks which hampered voting and contributed to only 37,000 of 5-Star s 140,000 members casting an online ballot. The voting deadline had to be extended twice as members were unable to log on or connect to necessary web pages.  One hacker published screenshots showing the system had been infiltrated again and that it had been possible to vote several times using the accounts of certified 5-Star members.  Rousseau s content systems are outdated and its level of security is totally inadequate,  said David Puente, a computer expert and web developer who worked for Casaleggio Associati for four-and-a-half years until 2011. Umberto Rapetto, a cyber security expert who used to head the computer crime division of Italy s finance police, called Rousseau  a rudimentary platform with a host of weak points . Davide Casaleggio declined to answer questions for this article. Puente, a 5-Star member, said it would now be hard to update Rousseau without sacrificing many functions that have been added recently, meaning the only solution was to  dismantle everything and start all over again.  That would not be easy even if Casaleggio agreed. Hackers around the world have regularly penetrated the computer systems of public agencies and multinational companies with millions of euros to spend on cyber security. Casaleggio Associati has fewer than 20 employees, posted revenues of less than a million euros in 2016 and has run a loss for the last three years. 5-Star s new leader, 31-year-old Luigi Di Maio, says Rousseau s problems are understandable as it is a  startup  launched only last year. He says web-based democracy can work not only in 5-Star but in all branches of Italian politics. Yet many computer experts are skeptical about both Rousseau and internet democracy in general. One common criticism is a lack of transparency, as in only two of 5-Star s dozens of online votes has Casaleggio named an independent company to verify the regularity of the process. Critics also say there can be no guarantee that voters are anonymous to platform managers, or that the voter casts only one ballot or is not watched or coerced while he votes.  Creating a structure that offers the same guarantees as paper ballots would be incredibly difficult,  said cyber security strategist Corrado Giustozzi, a member of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security.     worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: hacking attacks setback italy movementrome reuters hacking attacks web platform used italy movement select representatives shape policy threaten dent confidence methods parliamentary election well placed win direct democracy members vote online hallmark group first entered parliament leads many opinion polls election due held may gianroberto casaleggio late internet guru believed web would eventually supplanted representative democracy system eligible citizens vote representatives pass laws but august anonymous hackers broke web platform called rousseau century philosopher obtained secret data members donors it unclear whether impact election performance but secure web platforms hard continue using online methods set apart political groups public worries theft personal data could also make difficult attract new members it already modest membership although millions votes polls promises clean politics offer universal income support poor the hacking problem serious undermines credibility direct democracy message sociology professor luca ricolfi told reuters it probably overshadowed bigger issues ahead election hurts image something absolutely resolve casaleggio associate web consultancy company runs platforms headed gianroberto son david said security would improved online election movement new leader last month despite election dogged hacking attacks hampered voting contributed members casting online ballot the voting deadline extended twice members unable log connect necessary web pages one hacker published screenshots showing system infiltrated possible vote several times using accounts certified members rousseau content systems outdated level security totally inadequate said david plenty computer expert web developer worked casaleggio associate years roberto rapetto cyber security expert used head computer crime division italy finance police called rousseau rudimentary platform host weak points david casaleggio declined answer questions article plenty member said would hard update rousseau without sacrificing many functions added recently meaning solution dismantle everything start that would easy even casaleggio agreed hackers around world regularly penetrated computer systems public agencies multinational companies millions euros spend cyber security casaleggio associate fewer employees posted revenues less million euros run loss last three years new leader liga di main says rousseau problems understandable startup launched last year he says democracy work branches italian politics yet many computer experts skeptical rousseau internet democracy general one common criticism lack transparency two dozens online votes casaleggio named independent company verify regularity process critics also say guarantee voters anonymous platform managers voter casts one ballot watched coerced votes creating structure offers guarantees paper ballots would incredibly difficult said cyber security strategist tornado giustozzi member european union agency network information security worldnews