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Denmark Blames Russia for Cyberattacks Ahead of Elections and on Water Utility

Danish authorities say in a new assessment published this week that Russia carried out cyberattacks against infrastructure and websites in Denmark in 2024 and 2025, describing new cases which had not previously been reported. Denmark’s Defense Intelligence Service said in a statement Thursday that Moscow was responsible for “destructive and disruptive” cyberattacks on a Danish water utility in 2024 and a series of denial of service attacks which overwhelmed Danish websites ahead of regional and local elections last month. Danish broadcaster DR said the attack on the water utility caused pipes to burst, leaving homes temporarily without water. The intelligence service said the attacks were part of Russia’s “hybrid war” against the West and an attempt to create instability. It said Moscow’s…

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