Russian hackers briefly hijacked a dam in Norway in early April and spilled tens of millions of gallons of water earlier than the assault was stopped, Norway’s spy chief revealed Thursday.
The hackers opened a floodgate on the Bremanger dam in western Norway to launch the equal of about three Olympic-sized swimming swimming pools of water throughout the 4 hours that they had management of the dam’s laptop programs.
Beate Gangaas, the pinnacle of Norway’s safety police service, blamed the cyberattack on Russian hackers throughout a speech on Thursday, first reported by Norwegian media.
The Russian embassy reportedly denied involvement within the breach, per Reuters.
That is the newest incident allegedly involving Russian hackers sabotaging Western power programs in recent times. Russia was beforehand blamed for cyberattacks on Ukraine’s energy grid that led to widespread blackouts in 2015 and 2016. Russia-backed hackers have lengthy focused the power sector.