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Russian hacker group claims cyberattack against Sweden.

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On 5 March, a Russian hacktivist group NoName057 stated that it carried out targeted cyber attacks against Sweden by taking down two government websites. The group also stated that it believes it managed to shut down the Swedish Competition Authority’s website. The Riksdagen’s website is completely blocked from abroad and difficult to access withing Sweden. Lena Parkvall, spokesman for the Rikstag administration stated that they are looking into why the website was not accessible and are trying to solve the issues.

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    On 5 March, a Russian hacktivist group NoName057 stated that it carried out targeted cyber attacks against Sweden by taking down two government websites. The group also stated that it believes it managed to shut down the Swedish Competition Authority’s website. The Riksdagen’s website is completely blocked from abroad and difficult to access withing Sweden. Lena Parkvall, spokesman for the Rikstag administration stated that they are looking into why the website was not accessible and are trying to solve the issues.