Akira ransomware at Tietoevry disrupts Swedish firms and councils
An Akira ransomware attack on a Tietoevry data centre took down services for Swedish businesses and municipalities, including payroll systems and cinema ticketing, for days.
- Service
- Tietoevry
- Date
- 21 January 2024
- Cause
- Cyberattack
- Duration
- Not stated or multi-day
- Status
- resolved
- Severity
- major
- Region
- Global
- Source
- BleepingComputer ↗
Cite this
Nuffield Consulting, “Akira ransomware at Tietoevry disrupts Swedish firms and councils”, The Daily Tech Wire outage & breach log, 21 Jan 2024. https://techwire.nuffieldconsulting.com/incidents/2024-01-21-tietoevry-outage/ (retrieved 15 Nov 2026).
This entry summarises public reporting. Please also cite the original source: BleepingComputer, https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tietoevry-ransomware-attack-causes-outages-for-swedish-firms-cities/.
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