The Swedish government confirmed this week that a pro-Russian hacktivist group, with direct ties to Russian intelligence, attempted to disrupt a thermal power plant in western Sweden in early 2025.
This Is no longer about websites
Sweden's Minister of Civil Defence, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, stated at a press conference that similar attacks have already hit Poland, Norway, and Denmark. Pro-Russian groups that once carried out denial-of-service attacks are now attempting destructive cyber attacks against organizations across Europe. The target has shifted from websites to the operational systems that control physical infrastructure.
Attacking OT systems requires a significantly higher level of sophistication. These systems control things in the physical world, power, heat, water and logistics. A successful attack doesn't just take down a webpage. It disrupts operations.
Lucky this time. Ready next time?
The Swedish plant was protected by a built-in mechanism. Most organizations aren't built with that assumption in mind and luck isn't a recovery strategy.
The question isn't if your sector will be targeted. It's whether you'll be ready to recover.
Recovery is the foundation
At Cristie, recovery isn't a feature, it's what we're built for. We help enterprises, public sector organizations, and managed service providers across Europe build verified, tested, and reliable recovery capabilities before a crisis hits. From ransomware protection to full system restore, our job is to make sure that when systems go down, your operations come back up.
