Sweden rejected an attempt at a "destructive" cyberattack against a Swedish heating plant by a pro-Russian activist group in 2025. This was stated by the Swedish Minister of Civil Defense, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, according to the news agency TT on Wednesday.
- The security police have handled it and were able to identify the actor behind it. Fortunately, there were no serious consequences due to a built-in protection mechanism, says Bohlin.
The attack was aimed at a heating plant in western Sweden. The authorities see the incident as an example of a changed approach by Russia. It is not the only incident of its kind, says the minister.
But the attack differed from normal cyberattacks in that it was aimed at so-called OT systems. These are the systems that control physical units in, for example, industrial processes - and can play a crucial role in critical infrastructure, writes TT.
- Pro-Russian groups that have previously carried out overload attacks are trying to carry out devastating cyber attacks against companies in Europe, says Bohlin.
If OT systems are hit, it can be serious, he continues.
- If they are disrupted, destroyed, or remotely controlled by a threat actor, it can have serious consequences, says the minister.
He further says that Poland, Denmark and Norway have previously been hit by similar attacks.
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