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Foresight News reported, citing The Register, that Swedish IT provider Miljödata suffered a ransomware attack, resulting in the paralysis of systems serving approximately 200 municipal departments (about 80% of Sweden's 290 municipalities). This has rendered critical services such as HR, sick leave reporting, and work environment management systems inaccessible. The attackers reportedly demanded a ransom of 1.5 bitcoin (approximately $168,000) in exchange for not disclosing potentially stolen sensitive data, such as medical certificates, rehabilitation plans, and work injury information. Miljödata CEO Erik Hallén confirmed the attack on August 25 and stated that they are working with external experts to investigate and restore the systems. So far, no ransomware group has publicly claimed responsibility. Swedish police and CERT-SE (Computer Emergency Response Team) have launched an investigation.

Foresight News reported that the Linea Association stated, "LXP-L + LAM = SAFU." In response, Alain, Linea's Full Stack Blockchain Technology Lead, explained, "LXP-L is about to return and is being minted on-chain. LAM is the Linea Activity Multiplier. All of these are safe." According to Foresight News, LXP-L is a non-transferable soulbound token previously launched by Linea for liquidity managers, used to track liquidity on Linea.