Cyberattack and Phishing Attempt on Surahammars kommun
The municipality of Surahammar, Sweden, was subjected to a cyberattack on November 25, 2024. The attack involved a malicious email with malware being sent from an employee's account to approximately 600 recipients, leading to a phishing attempt to steal login credentials. The incident was reported to the police and CERT-SE.
Signal context
First seen: Nov 25, 2024
Last updated: Jul 2, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- Cyberattack on Surahammars kommun on November 25, 2024.
- Malicious email with malware sent from an employee's account to ~600 recipients.
- Phishing attempt aimed at stealing login credentials.
Signal analysis
BetaThis analysis groups the signal by industry, likely incident action and impacted security area. It helps compare this signal with other published signals without treating the labels as final determinations.
Sector: Public Administration
Likely country: 🇸🇪 Sweden
inferred from company domain
The feed marks multiple actor roles. Treat this as a review signal rather than a final attribution.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
- Source type: possible insider or internal misuse
Impact area: Confidentiality
Likely asset: User or customer data
- 1 signal in the same sector
- 88 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
Information om cyberangreppet mot Surahammar - Välkommen till Surahammars kommunhttps://surahammar.se/nyheter/2024-11-29...Public source from surahammar.se.
Cyberangriffe Schweden 2024 - KonBriefing.comhttps://konbriefing.com/de-topics/cyber-angriffe-2024-cny-schweden.htmlPublic source from konbriefing.com.
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