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Norwegian Intelligence Service Blames Russian Hackers for Seizing Control of Hydro Dam
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Putin-sponsored Russian hacker attacks are nothing new, but in Norway they could have caused a catastrophe by opening a dam.
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A Norwegian dam was the victim of a cyber attack last April, its control temporarily escaping local authorities. Oslo officially attributed this sabotage to Russian hackers on Wednesday. This is not the first time Moscow has been accused of operations aimed at destabilising European countries, Ukraine's military supporters. - "Semuring fear and chaos": Norway accuses Russian hackers of sabotaged a dam (International).
Norway Accuses Russian Hackers of Dam Cyberattack
Norway’s domestic security service has blamed Russian hackers for taking control of a dam in western Norway in April, opening a floodgate and releasing millions of gallons of water before the breach was detected and stopped. Beate Gangås, head of the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), said on Thursday that the April 2025 cyberattack on the Bremanger dam was carried out by actors linked to Moscow. The breach lasted about four hours, during …
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World NEWS LiveRussia hacked and took control of a Norwegian dam, police chief claims — released over 1,900,000 gallons of water before attack was noticed
Moscow is to blame for a cyberattack on a dam, which remotely opened the floodgates for a period of around four hours, says Norway's security chief.
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