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Russian Hackers Claim Responsibility for Norwegian Parliament Website Outage

The website of the Norwegian Parliament was taken offline on September 14, 2026. Russian hackers claimed responsibility for the attack, which follows a series of similar incidents targeting Norwegian websites. The exact nature of the attack remains under investigation.

The Norwegian Parliament's website was inaccessible as of September 14, 2026, according to reports from the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and VG. Russian hackers have claimed responsibility for the attack, aligning with a pattern of recent cyber incidents targeting Norwegian institutions. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation noted that the last few weeks have seen multiple websites attacked, with many incidents classified as denial-of-service attacks. However, it is not yet confirmed whether the Parliament's website was specifically targeted with such an attack.

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PublicNorwegian Broadcasting CorporationSep 14, 05:01 PM
Norwegian Parliament's Website is Down - Russian Hackers Claim Responsibility

The website of the Norwegian Parliament is down. Russian hackers claim responsibility, reports VG. A overview on the website Isitdownrightnow shows that the Parliament is down. The last few weeks have seen several Norwegian websites attacked, many of them so-called denial-of-service attacks. A Russian hacker group has claimed responsibility for several of these. It is not yet known whether a denial-of-service attack is the reason why the Parliament's website is not functioning. If it is a denial-of-service attack, it may be that some users can still access it despite the problems.

IndependentVGSep 14, 04:57 PM
Norwegian Parliament's website is down: Russian hackers claim responsibility

This is what the Norwegian Parliament's website looked like when VG tried to open it today.