Swedish IT Supplier Miljödata Suffers Cyberattack Exposing Data of 1.5 Million People
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Summary
The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) is investigating a major cyberattack on IT systems supplier Miljödata that exposed personal data of 1.5 million people. Miljödata, which serves approximately 80% of Sweden's municipalities, disclosed the attack on August 25, revealing that attackers stole data and demanded 1.5 Bitcoin ransom to prevent its leak. The breach caused operational disruptions affecting citizens in multiple Swedish regions including Halland, Gotland, Skellefteå, Kalmar, Karlstad, and Mönsterås.
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Miljödata is an IT systems supplier for roughly 80% of Sweden's municipalities.
The company disclosed the incident on August 25, saying that the attackers stole data and demanded 1.5 Bitcoin to not leak it.
The attack caused operational disruptions that affected citizens in multiple regions in the country, including Halland, Gotland, Skellefteå, Kalmar, Karlstad, and Mönsterås.
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