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Femern Link Contractors (Fehmarnbelt tunnel): cyberattack halts much of construction

Ing.dk reported on 13 Oct that the Fehmarnbelt tunnel project was at a standstill after contractor FLC reported a cyber incident hitting IT systems in the...

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What happened

  • Ing.dk reported on 13 Oct that the Fehmarnbelt tunnel project was at a standstill after contractor FLC reported a cyber incident hitting IT systems in the early hours of Monday (12 Oct): “Several ships are at a standstill and employees have been told to stay away from their computers”. On 16 Oct Sund & Baelt said work was gradually resuming but the incident “paavirker fortsat en raekke it-systemer paa byggepladsen” (still affects a number of IT systems on site). Ing.dk reported on 28 Oct that an internal FLC letter says hackers gained access to “et hav af personfoelsomme oplysninger” (a sea of personal data).
  • Root cause: not disclosed.
  • No attacker named by FLC or Sund & Baelt; the National Unit for Special Crime (NSK) is investigating.
  • Earthworks, some concrete work and rebar production resumed; offshore tests of the immersion pontoon IVY proceeded the week of 16 Oct.

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