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Russian hacker group claims cyberattack against Sweden.

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.

Occurrence
2024-03-05
Publication
2024-03-05T13:14:31Z
First observed
2026-09-24T06:09:10.079Z
Review status
Not assessed
Countries
SE
Updated
2026-09-27T23:56:59.668Z

E/M/R/S scores

  • EExistence0/4 · Not assessed
  • MIntent0/4 · Not assessed
  • RRussian actor link0/4 · Not assessed
  • SRussian state responsibility0/4 · Not assessed

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  1. Role
    discovery_lead
    Date
    2024-03-05T13:14:31Z

    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.