The number of cyber attacks against Sweden is currently increasing sharply, according to IT security experts who are investigating the attacks.
Just on Friday, the Armed Forces were hit, Norrköping municipality went into emergency mode due to a hacker attack and you can’t log in to some of Sweden’s unemployment funds.
– When the war started in mid-February, we saw a clear decline, but at the beginning of August it started again. So we’ve seen a doubling every month since August, says Marcus Murray, who investigates cybercrime.
Then one can conclude that it is Russian actors who are behind these cyber attacks?
– We have seen a significant proportion of Russian actors in these attacks, that’s true, he answers.
The authority for social security and preparedness has been informed about the attacks, which according to MSB are mainly about creating insecurity.