The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed US blames Russia for huge 2016 cyberattack on Swedish media: report The United States believes Russian hackers were behind a massive cyberattack on Sweden’s biggest news sites in 2016, Buzzfeed News has reported. https://www.thelocal.se/20180811/us-blames-russia-for-2016-attack-on-swedish-media-report Sat, 11 Aug 2018 12:47:25 +0200 us-blames-russia-for-2016-attack-on-swedish-media-report Swedish transport agencies targeted in cyber attack Swedish transport authorities were hit by a cyber attack on Thursday morning, a day after trains were delayed as a result of another attack on IT systems monitoring railway traffic. https://www.thelocal.se/20171012/swedish-transport-agencies-targeted-in-cyber-attack Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:00:20 +0200 swedish-transport-agencies-targeted-in-cyber-attack Multi-million data breach and fraud trial to get under way in Sweden A startup, four banks and a superstore are understood to be among a number of organizations hit by a Swedish hacking and fraud attack that has now led to trial. https://www.thelocal.se/20170918/multi-million-data-breach-and-fraud-trial-to-start-in-sweden Mon, 18 Sep 2017 18:47:28 +0200 multi-million-data-breach-and-fraud-trial-to-start-in-sweden Sweden targeted in global cyber attack Sweden is one of a number of countries hit by an extensive cyber attack affecting several companies and government agencies, the civil contingencies agency reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20170405/sweden-targeted-in-global-cyber-attack-cloud-hopper-apt10 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 12:24:30 +0200 sweden-targeted-in-global-cyber-attack-cloud-hopper-apt10 Swastika tweeted from Swedish university Twitter account in massive hacker attack Stockholm University's English-language Twitter account posted a swastika and a message in Turkish after it was one of several targeted in a cyber attack. https://www.thelocal.se/20170315/swedish-university-tweets-swastikas-in-massive-twitter-hacker-attack Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:11:17 +0100 swedish-university-tweets-swastikas-in-massive-twitter-hacker-attack Virus poisons thousands of Swedish computers Thousands of Swedish computers have been hit by a destructive computer virus that gains access to all files and makes it possible for the invader to empty a user's bank account in seconds. https://www.thelocal.se/20150528/virus-poisons-thousands-of-swedish-computers Thu, 28 May 2015 10:22:45 +0200 virus-poisons-thousands-of-swedish-computers Swedish sites targeted in new internet attack The websites of several Swedish companies and organizations were crippled on Monday by a cyber attack which left internet servers overloaded in what experts say is an increasingly common phenomenon for websites in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20121001/43552 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:42:00 +0200 43552 Swedish internet attack 'just a test': expert Monday’s attack on official websites in Sweden was not a full scale cyber-attack, according to experts, who say it may be a test run for a much bigger onslaught in the future. https://www.thelocal.se/20120904/42998 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:20:00 +0200 42998 Official Swedish websites targeted in cyber attack A number of official websites in Sweden were rendered inaccessible on Monday, in what some have claimed to be a cyber-attack by supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. https://www.thelocal.se/20120903/42982 Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:19:00 +0200 42982