Jonas Gahr Store, the prime minister of Norway, says he is very concerned by Russian cyberattacks on his countryRussia is ratcheting up “hybrid” operations such as cyberattacks and signal-jamming in Scandinavia at a time of tensions on Nato’s eastern flank, the Norwegian prime minister says. Jonas Gahr Store, 61, said “cold winds” of geopolitical conflict were blowing north from Ukraine as the Kremlin bolstered its forces in the Baltic and Arctic regions. SponsoredIn an interview with The Times, he said Russian-backed hackers were already targeting Norwegian institutions after his government’s computer systems were crippled by an outage and civilian aircraft were affected by military-grade jamming equipment. “I am very concerned about it,” Store said. “We now experience hybrid operations, sometimes aimed at companies and technological research, but also [at] key institutions such as the Storting [Norway’s parliament].”The Scandinavian and Baltic countries

Source: The Times January 17, 2022 15:32 UTC