Is there an Italian word for "stalker"?

Question

I read a conversation between two friends of mine on instagram DM and I can't help but wonder how would Italians say what they (my friends) have said in Italian. Here is what they were talking about:"God! I've got too many stalkers to count! Tired to block them!"- friend A "Good luck dealing with a mentally unstable online stalker on here! I said "a" 'cause I'm sure they are just one person."- friend BI searched the word "stalker" in Italian and I'm amazed that it's "stalker" as well? Is there a pure Italian word for stalker (or in this case online stalker)? Grazie mille in advance for translation and helping me to understand. :)

Answer 1

A good word would be "il molestatore" (for women: la molestatrice).

Younger Italians use the English word "stalker", though!

Answer 2

Molestatore, verb: molestare, name: molestia, (pl) molestie