Security expert and former computer hacker André Catry believes Russian actors are behind the attack on aged care.
- Most likely it was the Russian. If it wasn't a ransomware attack, you have to ask yourself the question "who benefits from creating chaos in Sweden?" and then the answer will be a state actor, he says.
Catry believes the purpose is to ensure that citizens lose trust in the community.
"They hit the vulnerabilities they happen to find, and now it happens to be the security alarms," Catry says.
Wants to create concern
Even cyber security expert Marcus Murray believes Russia is responsible for the attack and shares the picture that it is an attempt to shake Swedish society.
– It creates media power and can then get a reinforced message to the citizens, that we as Swedes should feel unsafe, says Marcus Murray who works with IT security at the company Truesec.
Marcus Murray is used to investigating attacks on municipalities and public activities and says that there is an increased trend to attack important societal functions.
"I think it's very tragic that you attack the weak in our society, so I reacted very strongly to that.
Need to raise the requirements
In order to prevent cyberattacks, he believes, municipalities must place higher demands on their suppliers when it comes to cyber security.
" Municipalities and public services have it, but does their supplier of social alarms have the same requirements, for example? The most important thing is to ensure that they have basic protection that is acceptable and the next step is that we have a society that has measures and needs to be supported because you should also remember that they are also a victim of crime.
Hear cyber security expert Marcus Murray about the attack on the security alarms