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Norway 'Pro-Russia cyber actors' took over dam, says spy chief
The Guardian
|August 15, 2025
Russian hackers took control of a Norwegian dam this year, opening a floodgate and allowing water to flow unnoticed for four hours, Norway's intelligence service has said.
The admission, by Norway's Police Security Service (PST), is the first time that Oslo has formally attributed the cyber-attack in April on Bremanger, western Norway, to Moscow.
The attack on the hydropower dam, which produces electricity, released 500 litres of water a second for four hours until the incident was detected and stopped.
The head of the PST, Beate Gangås, said on Wednesday: "Over the past year, we have seen a change in activity from pro-Russia cyber actors."
This story is from the August 15, 2025 edition of The Guardian.
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