“While conclusive evidence for this kind of attack is often hard to come by, given Norway’s geopolitical position, this bears all the hallmarks of a state-sponsored attack,” said Jamie Akhtar, CEO and co-founder of CyberSmart. He emphasized that it was too early to ascertain the responsible party and the full extent of the attack’s impact. Hope also said the attack detection was made possible by monitoring unusual traffic on the supplier’s platform.ĭespite ongoing investigations by the police since the discovery on July 12, the minister did not divulge specific details about the incident. However, the minister reassured the public that the weakness had been addressed promptly. Norway’s government has reported that twelve of its ministries have fallen victim to a cyber-attack.Īt a press conference earlier today, Erik Hope, the head of the government agency responsible for providing services to ministries, revealed that the cyber-attack was traced back to a vulnerability in one of the government’s suppliers.
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