The hackers behind the cyberattack on Kumla municipality have gained access to "almost everything", reports P4 Örebro.
We can see that they have been inside our entire environment, says Mueller Prabin to TT.
The municipality has received a ransom demand, but it is unclear what type of information the attackers have obtained.
We don't know that and besides, I wouldn't say it even if I knew, considering the sensitive situation we are in.
Paper and Pen
Kumla municipality is now working according to a crisis plan that has existed previously.
We are using paper and pen in all our operations, says Gunilla Mueller Prabin.
She says that the attack will not have any concrete consequences for the citizens of Kumla municipality. Among other things, there are already work routines for bank transactions in such situations.
Everything becomes manual instead. It becomes a bit more complicated for us, but we think that our citizens should get what they need.
Growing Problem
Cyberattacks on socially critical activities are a growing problem. In 2023, a total of 334 IT incidents were reported from 136 different government agencies and authorities, according to a report from MSB. Cyberattacks were the most common cause of incidents.
In December 2023, Härjedalen's municipality was hit by a similar attack. Kalix municipality was also subjected to a cyberattack in December 2021, which caused problems for several months. In July of the same year, Coop was hit by a comprehensive so-called ransomware attack. At the end of November 2023, the Swedish Church's IT system was down for several weeks after an IT attack.
