Cyberattack Hits Contractor on Fehmarn Belt Tunnel Project

A cyberattack hit a key contractor building the Fehmarn Belt tunnel.

The tunnel will soon offer faster travel between Copenhagen and continental Europe.

Femern Link Contractors suffered disruptions to its main IT systems at Rødbyhavn.

The attack forced temporary system shutdowns at the major construction site.

Danish newspaper Lolland-Falsters Folketidende first reported the cyber incident.

The breach disabled central systems and affected work on the project.

FLC reported the incident to Sund & Bælt, Denmark's state infrastructure company.

Sund & Bælt press director Jens Villemoes confirmed ongoing dialogue with FLC.

He stated that no further details are currently available.

Sund & Bælt has not revealed who launched the cyberattack.

They also did not specify which systems were disabled.

The 18-kilometer tunnel will connect Rødbyhavn in Denmark to Puttgarden in Germany.

Once finished, train travel across the belt will take seven minutes.

Car journeys will take just 10 minutes.

Danish construction began in 2020, while German work started in 2021.