The actual interesting part about such an attack is not that something is down, but rather why someone would run it.
A lot of DDoS originates from script kiddies, but such attacks are usually very short lived as attacks are expensive.
So which actor would actually benefit from downing the Norwegian government?
DDoS tends to be monetised as DDoS-as-a-service. Taking down "significant" services is good advertising. Either that, or they plan to extort the Norwegian government.
But for such a "proof of power" a short attack which takes the service down once is enough, long attacks are not so common and actually require some work from the attacker
What do they benefit from taking down any government, NGO or civic work program? American systems, as well as larger European systems are constantly attacked. I've seen the same traffic. Fire walling off China, North Korea and smaller eastern European countries is a must if you ever plan to expose any internet exposed services.
Electricity production in Norway is predominantly hydroelectric.
When it rains dams fill up. The water is drained into shafts with turbines, and electricity is generated.
However, even though we are big on hydroelectricity percentage wise I’m not sure it’s all that vast an amount of electricity on a global scale. We are a pretty small country after all.
According to Wikipedia, the Norwegian electricity sector had 40.26 GW installed capacity as of 2021 and was producing 157.113 TWh in the same year. [1]
Great Britain had 74.8 GW installed capacity in 2023 and was producing 292.7 TWh in 2023. [2]
Really, you have no one in mind? Someone who is sending hundreds of bombing drones daily to Ukraine, killing civilian population, women and children, and who is eager to send a message to NATO countries any way possible?
You don't understand Kremlin's mentality. Any even little nasty thing they can do to the West makes them giggle like Doctor Evil. "Oh, a NATO country's government infra was not protected from DDoS? Let's have fun, haha!" You are dealing with story book villains. I know, this sounds so ridiculous it's hard to believe someone can actually be like this. But then the reality check hits.
Could be, but it does not look like any of the ways they done before.
Anyone who benefits from instability would be at win, from internal political competition, foreign companies trying to sell flocked up systems and the list could be huge.
Not saying it was not who you think it was, Im just saying it does not have enough information yet to be the only explanation or at least the most obvious one.
Your comment is dumb and disgusting. You're comparing Putin with Hitler, thereby showing that you don't know that relatives of Putin were killed by Hitler's troops, e.g. his brother during the siege of Leningrad (1+ million civilians killed), his grandmother was killed as a civilian, his uncles perished during frontline service and his father was severely wounded[1].
By the way, numerous high ranking German politicians regularly also do this kind of comparison, showing the lack of knowledge about the history of their own country. Can anyone show me JUST A SINGLE MEMORIAL in Germany for the 20+ million (lower bound estimate) people killed on the eastern front? Yes, there is one in the heart of Berlin, which the Soviets built in 1945!
I immediately knew that you are an U.S. American, because of you total lack of knowledge about European history. It's always the same old story, Americans and their lack of education about global topics.
At no point I claimed that Poland was land of saints and cuddly bears.
What you linked does not change at all that being invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany and Soviet Union was absolutely awful.
(and if you want to start oppression olympics, then yes: what German and Russia did was far worse than Poland did, for that matter what Ukrainian UPA did was far worse than what Poland did)
I always find it unbelievable how people do not know or just forget about what happened in the east 85 years ago. Really sad. This is one of the primary reasons why people in the west don't understand why Russia cannot accept Ukraine in NATO. It was NATO that expanded to the east, contrary to the agreements after the fall of the Soviet Union. Russia said for decades that Ukraine in NATO is unacceptable.
Let me tell you what's actually "really sad": Bucha as a response to sovereign country's attempt to join NATO. Having a hostile country as a neighbour isn't an excuse for starting a war with it.
A shorter attack won't make as many news headlines, either.
More likely this more politically motivated and backed up by money and more capable groups
Botnets are services now, a business. They gain customers by their effectiveness and resilience.
For $$50-100 you can deny service to a lot of big sites and services.
When it rains dams fill up. The water is drained into shafts with turbines, and electricity is generated.
However, even though we are big on hydroelectricity percentage wise I’m not sure it’s all that vast an amount of electricity on a global scale. We are a pretty small country after all.
According to Wikipedia, the Norwegian electricity sector had 40.26 GW installed capacity as of 2021 and was producing 157.113 TWh in the same year. [1]
Great Britain had 74.8 GW installed capacity in 2023 and was producing 292.7 TWh in 2023. [2]
France was producing 537.7 TWh in 2020. [3]
Germany was producing 488.5 TWh in 2024. [4]
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Norway
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_in_Great_Britain
[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_France
[4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Germany
Up to the moment it has not been the operation adopted which would make it weird.
On who would do it then, anyone who benefits from instability. From corporations trying to sell flocked uped sytems, politicians, etc.
There is one south american country who was attacked exactly this way before their head of the government was kidnapped.
Not saying it was not who you think it was, Im just saying it does not have enough information yet to be the only explanation or at least the most obvious one.
By the way, numerous high ranking German politicians regularly also do this kind of comparison, showing the lack of knowledge about the history of their own country. Can anyone show me JUST A SINGLE MEMORIAL in Germany for the 20+ million (lower bound estimate) people killed on the eastern front? Yes, there is one in the heart of Berlin, which the Soviets built in 1945!
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Vladimir_Putin
Hey, hey
Did you know
Multiple things can in fact, be bad
Being invaded by Nazi Germany and days later by their ally, Russia was example of such case.
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What you linked does not change at all that being invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany and Soviet Union was absolutely awful.
(and if you want to start oppression olympics, then yes: what German and Russia did was far worse than Poland did, for that matter what Ukrainian UPA did was far worse than what Poland did)
Russia, as a hostile nation not interested in participating in global peace, doesn’t get to decide such things.
Since you’re such a history buff, what did Russia promise when Ukraine got rid of their nukes?
Russia is the official successor state of the Soviet Union, the nukes never belonged to Ukraine in the first place.
Russia got attacked by their ally, Nazi Germany. After 87 years ago in 1939 they invaded together Poland.
> Really sad.
Yeah, Russia going on to win WW II was quite sad. Admittedly better than Nazis winning but pity they have not both lost.
> contrary to the agreements after the fall of the Soviet Union
which supposed agreements? Were they any more binding than Budapest Memorandum?
> Russia said for decades that Ukraine in NATO is unacceptable.
And Russia in Ukraine is unacceptable for us.
Also something designed to withstand something does not imply it survives other somethings.