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Pro-Russian hackers claim responsibility for major cyberattack on Norway's public digital services
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· August 26, 2026
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Key points The cyberattack involved denial-of-service attacks, where hackers pushed massive traffic toward the Norwegian Digitalization Agency to block services. Further details about the attack are available, including comments from a spokesperson for the Norwegian Digitalization Agency, who described it as the biggest attack against their solutions.
A major cyberattack has affected multiple Norwegian government digital services. The attack, which began on Monday, has been ongoing for three days. A pro-Russian hacker group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The cyberattack involved denial-of-service attacks, where hackers pushed massive traffic toward the Norwegian Digitalization Agency to block services. One of the affected services allows citizens to use a single login across multiple public services.
Further details about the attack are available, including comments from a spokesperson for the Norwegian Digitalization Agency, who described it as the biggest attack against their solutions.
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Category: News ·
Published: August 26, 2026 ·
Source: KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate) ·
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