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Sead Fadilpašić

Sweden power grid confirms cyberattack, ransomware suspected

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  • Svenska kraftnät hit by ransomware; 280 GB of internal data reportedly stolen
  • Power system remains unaffected; investigation into data leak is ongoing
  • Everest group claimed responsibility; believed to be Russian-speaking, not state-sponsored

Svenska kraftnät, Sweden’s national grid operator, has confirmed suffered a ransomware attack and a data breach, and is now being extorted for money.

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