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Norway’s third DDoS attack disrupts government services for 30 hours

Feeds.4Sysops •IT News • August 25, 2026

Norway’s shared government infrastructure has suffered a DDoS attack two to three times larger than recent incidents, leaving ten public digital services unstable for more than 30 hours. The assault disrupted ID-porten, MinID, Altinn, e-signing and other systems used for tax, welfare, health-care and government transactions, but investigators found no evidence of unauthorized access or personal-data theft. Source

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Norwegian Government Digital Services Hit by Major DDoS Attack A significant DDoS attack began on August 24, 2026, at 03:38 CEST, targeting Norway's Digitalization Agency (Digdir) and disrupting numerous public digital services. This attack, described as two to three times larger than previous incidents, affected services including ID-porten, MinID, and Altinn, leading to instability for over 30 hours. Digdir confirmed that while many systems have stabilized, some services remain partially inaccessible. There is no evidence of data compromise or unauthorized access. This incident marks the third DDoS attack on Digdir in recent months, following attacks in June and August 3. Speculation about potential Russian involvement has arisen, although no official attribution has been made. 5 sources 61

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