When the employees of Stangeland Maskin came to work on the morning of 15 December, something was not right: All the computer systems were locked, access to all programs was blocked. – This is a serious situation that we have never encountered before. For us, this is big. We don’t have the complete overview yet, says general manager Tommy Stangeland. Tommy Stangeland, general manager of Stangeland Maskin. Photo: news He emphasizes that all suppliers to the company have been notified of the attack, and that none of the construction work has been affected. Stangeland Maskin has its head office in Sola, has 650 employees and will reach NOK 1.5 billion in turnover in 2022. – This is a criminal act. We therefore do not want to say much about it. We are in a difficult situation. We have customers, suppliers and employees to look after, says Stangeland. According to Aftenbladet, the hackers must have demanded several tens of millions of kroner in ransom to unlock the computer systems again. – I don’t want to deny or confirm any of it, but it is a natural way of thinking that they operate that way, says Stangeland to news. Has hired experts The company has hired experts in data security to gain control of the situation. The police have also been informed. – The police have received a report of a breach in computer systems. That’s all we can say at the moment, says Sturle Smith, section leader for economic crime at the joint intelligence and investigation unit in the South-West police district. According to Tommy Stangeland, it may take several weeks before they have a proper overview. – But what is certain is that when all this is over, we will have a very secure computer system, he says.
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