Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says his nation is below assault, after days of hard-hitting DDoS assaults in opposition to SVT Sweden’s public TV broadcaster, authorities web sites, and different key organisations.
For some time, SVT’s TV stations and information companies had been knocked offline consequently, in what have been the largest DDoS assaults it has ever skilled.
Sweden joined NATO in 2024, and has seen a dramatic rise in DDoS assaults ever since. Unsurprisingly all eyes are on Russia as seemingly culprits for the assaults.
Bear in mind – not all cyber assaults are about stealing information, or extorting ransoms. Generally they’re about disruption and chaos, undermining belief in establishments, and demonstrating to your enemies the ability you possibly can wield.
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