Russian Hackers Suspected of Sweden Cyberattack

January 23, 2024 at 06:54AM Online services at several Swedish government agencies and shops were disrupted in a ransomware attack by a Russian hacker group, impacting online purchases at cinema chains, department stores, and the national government’s human resources system. The attack affected 120 government agencies and over 60,000 employees. IT company Tietoevry estimated the … Read more

Tietoevry ransomware attack causes outages for Swedish firms, cities

January 21, 2024 at 03:15PM Finnish IT services provider Tietoevry faced a ransomware attack affecting a Swedish data center, impacting its cloud hosting customers. The attack was isolated, but caused widespread outages for multiple Swedish businesses, including the largest cinema chain and government agencies. The ransomware gang Akira is allegedly responsible, with cases of their … Read more