Norway’s parliament website has partially stopped working following a DDoS attack, for which a Russian hacking group has claimed responsibility.
This is reported by Sweden Herald.
It is noted that disruptions to the Storting’s website began at around 15:00 on Monday local time. As a result of the DDoS attack, some of parliament’s web resources became unavailable.
Russian hackers said on Telegram that the disruptions to the website would last for about three hours.
In recent years, Norway has suffered several cyberattacks. Among other things, the BankID system and government digital resources have been targeted.
Last year, the Bremanger dam was targeted. As a result of the incident, the sluice gates were opened, causing water to flow freely for approximately four hours.
The Storting itself has also previously been a target for hackers. In particular, Norway’s parliament suffered a cyberattack in 2020.
- In August, Norway’s Agency for Digitalisation (Didgir) fended off a hacking attack for three consecutive days. Responsibility for the cyberattack was claimed by the Russian group Server Killers.