DDoS against Norwegian government IT infrastructure – status

Norwegian government IT infrastructure experienced a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack starting around midnight on August 3, 2026, targeting ID-porten and affecting multiple public services including login systems. The attack impacted several critical services operated by Digitaliseringsdirektoratet and its partner Vivicta, causing users to experience login problems and service instability. By afternoon, traffic had begun recovering, though services were experiencing variable response times as they worked to fully restore normal operations.