Russia hacked and took control of a Norwegian dam, police chief claims — released over 1,900,000 gallons of water before attack was noticed

Hacker in front of computer.

The head of Norway’s Police Security Service (PST) has told the media that Moscow is to blame for a cyberattack on a dam, which remotely opened the floodgates. According to a Guardian report, the actions of an unnamed crew of pro-Russian cyber-felons released 500 liters (132 gallons) of water a second, sustained for around four hours before it was noticed and stopped. Beate Gangås, the head of PST, mentioned the Bremanger Dam attack as an example of the escalating action of Russia-backed cyber actors.

Russia aims “to cause fear and chaos.”