Norway’s parliament has been targeted in what a top official characterized as a “significant attack.”
The apparent cyberattack against the parliament, known as the Storting, occurred over the past week and was announced on Tuesday. Marianne Andreassen, the Storting’s non-elected chief administrator, said that a “limited number” of lawmakers and employees fell victim to the attack, although details about the exact number of people affected were not revealed, according to Reuters.
“This has been a significant attack,” Andreassen said at a Tuesday news conference. She said it is unclear who was behind the intrusion or what data had been stolen.
“We take the matter very seriously, and we have full attention to analyzing the situation to get an overall picture of the incident and the potential extent of damage,” she said in a statement, according to the Hill.
Andreassen said that work to halt the attack had an “immediate effect.” The Norwegian National Security Authority’s spokesman Trond Oevstedal said that his agency has been working to resolve the matter.
“We have been involved for a few days,” Oevstedal said.
New security measures are reportedly being considered in order to strengthen protection against future attacks.
