"Norway Hit With Cyberattack, Temporarily Suspending Service"

Norway's public and private sector websites were temporarily down on Wednesday following a cyberattack that targeted the country's national data network, forcing it to suspend online services for several hours.  Sofie Nystrøm, head of the Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM), stated that a criminal pro-Russian group seemed to be behind the hacks.  Jonas Gahr Støre, Norwegian Prime Minister, said that he believed the denial-of-service (DDOS) attack had not "caused any significant damage." The cyberattack on Norway comes two days after Lithuania reported a similar hack that targeted public and private institution websites.  Killnet, a Russian-backed hacking group, claimed responsibility for the hack against Lithuania.  After the cyberattacks that affected Lithuania, a Lithuanian official warned that "more intense attacks" are expected in the coming days, including ransomware and website defacement.

The Hil reports: "Norway Hit With Cyberattack, Temporarily Suspending Service"