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Russian hackers seized control of Norwegian dam, spy chief says


Beate Gangås says attack in April by Norway’s ‘dangerous neighbour’ aimed to cause fear and chaos

The admission, by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), marks the first time that Oslo has formally attributed the cyber-attack in April on Bremanger, western Norway, to Moscow. It told Reuters news agency: “It is obvious that the PST is unsuccessfully trying to substantiate the mythical threat of Russian sabotage against Norwegian infrastructure this year, which it itself invented in its February (annual) report.” Last year, Richard Moore, the head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, accused Russia of a “staggeringly reckless campaign” of sabotage in Europe, in part to frighten countries from helping Ukraine.

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