“Sweden is under attack” PM says after thousands of cyberattacks

Actions directed at Sweden are increasing and becoming more intense and complex.

Multiple organizations in Sweden have been victims of thousands of targeted cyberattacks during the last few days, leading Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to declare “Sweden is under attack.”

Some of the targets included SVT (the Swedish public service television company), essential services such as banking apps Swish and BankID, and

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