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Neither the speaker of parliament nor the National Bureau of
Investigation gave any details of what information was lost, if
any, or when the attack was, other than saying it was in the
autumn.
"The act is not accidental. At this stage, there is a
possibility that unknown actors have been able to obtain
information through the hacking, either for the benefit of a
foreign state or to harm Finland," Tero Muurman, chief inspector
at NBI said a statement.
While Finland has seen a number of wide denial of service
attacks on state IT infrastructure over the past years, closing
down websites for several hours, Muurman said this was of
greater concern.
"This case is exceptional in Finland, serious due to the quality
of the target and unfortunate for the victims," he said.
Parliament said it was co-operating with the NBI in the
investigation into the attack.
"The cyber strike on parliament is a serious attack on our
democracy and on Finnish society," Speaker Anu Vehvilainen said
in a statement.
(Reporting by Tarmo Virki in Tallinn; Editing by Alison
Williams)
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