A former employee of a major Italian bank has been accused of repeatedly gaining unauthorised access to the bank accounts of about 3,500 individuals, retrieving the data some 6,000 times, authorities said on Thursday. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her sister Arianna’s accounts are among those allegedly hacked, as are those of numerous prominent Italian political figures, such as Senate President Ignazio La Russa, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto, Tourism and European Affairs Minister Daniela Santanchè and Italian European Commissioner-designate Roberto Fitto. Alongside high-level politician…