Sweden thwarted 2025 pro-Russian cyber attack on thermal power plant

Sweden thwarted a pro-Russian cyber attack on a thermal power plant in mid-2025, the government said on Wednesday, saying the group behind it was linked to Russian intelligence.

There were no serious consequences, Civil Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said.

“The Swedish Security Service handled the case and was able to identify the actor behind it, which has ties to Russian intelligence and security services,” Bohlin told reporters.

Bohlin told AFP the attack failed “because the security systems in place worked.”

The minister added that the attack “illustrates that we are dealing with an antagonist who does not hesitate to create physical disruptions that can be likened to sabotage of our physical infrastructure.”

The thermal plant was located in western Sweden, he said.

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