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Cyberattack: Attackers Open Dam Valves

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In Norway there was a cyberattack on the control of a dam in April. The valves were completely opened for hours.
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A cyber attack on a Norwegian dam caused a stir in April: unknown people gained access to the control system and opened the valves.The cause? A simple password – with potentially serious consequences. Digital attack on the Risevatnet dam In April of this year, there was a disturbing incident in Norway: hackers attacked the control system of the Risevatnet dam near the city of Svelgen in the southwest of the country. They managed to fully open th…

In Norway there was a cyberattack on the control of a dam in April. The valves were completely opened for hours.

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Unknown people opened the valves for four hours during a hacker attack on a Norwegian dam in April. Blame was apparently a weak password. The post Cyberattack on dam in Norway opens the valves first appeared on IT-I-Ko.

Unknown people opened the valves for four hours during a hacker attack on a Norwegian dam in April. Blame was apparently a weak password.

The attack on a dam in Norway led to a water drain for four hours, which was 497 litres per second, when it was due. (Cybercrime, Cyberwar)

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golem.de broke the news in on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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