Norway
NOR
Amedia ransomware halts printing and distribution of Norwegian newspapers
On 28 December 2021, a ransomware attack encrypted central Amedia systems supporting newspaper print production, advertising and subscriptions. Numerous printed newspapers could not be issued on 29 December; only a small subset resumed on 30 December using workarounds, with most paper editions returning by 31 December. Online newspapers continued operating.
83
Estimated severity
83 / 100
98
Source reliability
98 / 100
Approximate Date
2021-12-28
Targeted Company
AMEDIA
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Norway
Affected countries
Norway
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
2 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Order fulfillment or delivery disruptionProduction interruptionService degradation
Affected sectors
Media & Entertainment
Affected departments
Distribution & FulfillmentInformation TechnologyProduction & Manufacturing
Attack Profile
Attack types
MalwareRansomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
amedia.nohttps://www.amedia.no/dataangrep/amedia-utsatt-for-et-alvorlig-dataangrepamedia.nohttps://www.amedia.no/aktuelt/nyheter/oppdatering-om-dataangrepet-mot-amediaamedia.nohttps://www.amedia.no/dataangrep/dataangrepet-det-vil-ta-tid-for-situasjonen-er-normaleuronews.comhttps://www.euronews.com/next/2021/12/31/dozens-of-norwegian-newspapers-go-unprinted-after-cyber-attack-on-systems