Cybercriminals Target Norwegian Parliament; Email Accounts of Elected Members and Employees Compromised

The Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) has become the latest cyberattack victim. The report claims that unnamed attackers targeted the Stortinget internal email systems, compromising the email accounts of a small number of a few lawmakers and parliament employees. The attackers endgame is not clear, but the incident should trigger an alarm for all government institutions. The attack has been reported to the Norwegian National Security Authority (NSA), which helped counter the attack. New measures are being considered on an ongoing basis to strengthen security in the parliament.”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/cybercriminals-target-norwegian-parliament-email-accounts-of-elected-members-and-employees-compromised/