Sweden says it is under cyber attack

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says his country is under attack, after days of hard-hitting DDoS attacks against SVT Sweden’s public TV broadcaster, government websites, and other key organisations.

For a while, SVT’s TV stations and news services were knocked offline as a result, in what have been the biggest DDoS attacks it has ever experienced.

Sweden joined NATO in 2024, and has seen a dramatic rise in DDoS attacks ever since. Unsurprisingly all eyes are on Russia as likely culprits for the attacks.

Remember – not all cyber attacks are about stealing data, or extorting ransoms. Sometimes they’re about disruption and chaos, undermining trust in institutions, and demonstrating to your enemies the power you can wield.

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