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Miljödata Cyberattack Disrupts 200+ Swedish Municipalities, With 1.5 BTC Ransom Reported

Authorities are probing potential exposure of sensitive HR and medical records as the vendor works to restore access.

Overview

  • Police confirm an extortion demand of 1.5 Bitcoin, and no criminal group has publicly claimed responsibility.
  • Regions including Gotland and Halland warn that sensitive personal data may have been leaked from systems handling medical certificates, rehabilitation cases and occupational injuries.
  • Miljödata says it is working with external experts to investigate and recover, while its website and email remain offline.
  • CERT-SE and the police are investigating, and the civil defence minister says the scope remains unclear and has signaled tighter cybersecurity oversight.
  • The supplier serves roughly 80% of Sweden’s municipalities, leaving more than 200 councils locked out of HR and incident-reporting platforms, and the privacy regulator has received about 70 incident notifications.