An inquiry by the Italian judiciary has revealed an alleged case of cyber espionage against Marcell Jacobs, the sprinter who won two gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The matter, which has sparked widespread attention in Italy, involves an inquiry by the Milan Public Prosecutor's Office into an alleged attempt to obtain compromising material about the athlete, among other things. According to authorities, the operation was funded by a cash payment of approximately 10,000 euros. At the center of the investigation is Giacomo Tortu, brother of Filippo Tortu – also a member of the Italian 4x100 relay team that won Olympic gold – who, however, is not involved in the facts. Investigators claim that Giacomo Tortu would have hired a team of private investigators and computer specialists to gather evidence on Jacobs' alleged usage of doping drugs. Along with him, others are being investigated, including a financial middleman, a private investigator, and a computer engineer with hacking capabilities. According to the investigators' reconstruction, the latter would have been responsible for invading Jacobs' electronic equipment and mobile phones, as well as those of his coach Paolo Camossi and nutritionist Giacomo Spazzini. The purpose would have been to gain access to private communications and assess their content between September 2020 and the end of August 2021, i.e., shortly before and after the Olympic triumph. The stolen exchanges would then be copied on a USB drive and distributed among the many parties involved, according to the prosecution, until they arrived at the alleged instigator. The authorities are charging crimes that, in the United States, would be equivalent to illegal hacking and unauthorized interception of private conversations. The investigations are still at the preliminary stage: in Italy, a notice of closure of an investigation does not imply a conviction, but rather that prosecutors believe they have gathered enough evidence to proceed with a possible trial. Until a final sentence is issued, all of the suspects are presumed innocent.