DDoS attack disrupts Norwegian government digital services for three days

A large distributed denial-of-service attack disrupted Norway's shared government digital infrastructure starting August 24, 2026 at 03:38 CEST, affecting public sector services for three days and causing critical failures in authorization and data exchange systems. The attack targeted systems operated by multiple government agencies.

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DDoS attack disrupts Norwegian government digital services

kite:cybersecurityother35d ago kagi ↗

A large distributed denial-of-service attack disrupted Norway’s shared government digital infrastructure after it began at 03:38 CEST on Monday, August 24, targeting systems operated by the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency, Digdir, and its IT partner Vivicta [bleepingcomputer.com#1][therecord.media#1][ithome.com#1][digi.no#1]. Digdir said several services became completely unavailable for short per

A large distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack has disrupted Norway's shared government digital infrastructure since Monday, affecting services used by the public sector. https://www. bleepingcom

mastodon:infosec-exchangeother35d ago kagi ↗

A large distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack has disrupted Norway's shared government digital infrastructure since Monday, affecting services used by the public sector. https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu rity/massive-ddos-attack-disrupts-norways-government-digital-services/

A massive DDoS attack has disrupted Norwegian government digital services for three days, causing critical failures in authorization and data exchange systems. # Norway # DDoS # Cybersecurity # Digita

mastodon:infosec-exchangeother33d ago kagi ↗

A massive DDoS attack has disrupted Norwegian government digital services for three days, causing critical failures in authorization and data exchange systems. # Norway # DDoS # Cybersecurity # DigitalServices # InfoSec https:// meterpreter.org/norway-ddos-at tack-digital-services/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social