Several Swedish companies have been the target of widespread cyber-attacks

 

Several Swedish companies have been the target of widespread cyber-attacks

For the past week, Swedish companies have been hacked and hackers have used malicious code to attack companies' websites.

According to Ian Olson of the Police Technology Center, the attacks peaked at the weekend and several other companies were damaged last night.

• A total of 200 computers have been disabled in the country's companies, causing between one and 30 million in damages to the companies.

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