An employee at the nuclear technology company Studsvik in Nyköping has actively worked for China, reports TV4's Kalla fakta.
Sweden17 people in Sweden, including a professor at Stockholm University, are reported to have ties to the Chinese influence organization United Front, according to TV4's Cold Facts.
SwedenAuthorities, municipalities, and schools will be forced to share information with the police. Social services and healthcare will be exempt from the obligation, but will still be required to disclose more information than they do today.
CrimeIn an Iranian special operation, a Swedish company was hacked and thousands of SMS about avenging Koran burnings were sent out. I'm unfortunately not that surprised, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) about the IT attack.
Swedish politicsThe cyberattack from Iran came at a strained time for Sweden – with Quran burnings and a NATO process. According to Fredrik Hallström, operational chief at Säpo, it fueled the threat against Sweden. We have managed to link it to the Revolutionary Guard, he says.
SwedenThe Ministry for Foreign Affairs is summoning Iran's chargé d'affairs after the revelation that the country was behind a major cyberattack last summer. Iran, in turn, dismisses the allegations as baseless accusations that "poison" the countries' relations.
SwedenThe Iranian state was behind a serious data breach in Sweden last summer. The individuals behind the breach are located in Iran and it is deemed impossible to request their arrest or detention in absentia and have them extradited. They are individuals we cannot reach, says prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist.
SwedenSweden's cybersecurity center (NCSC) is to be reformed, function better and become more open. "Sweden's most secret authority", FRA, is given the responsibility for the work. "We will continue to be Sweden's most secret authority when it comes to parts of our operations," says FRA chief Björn Lyrvall.
SwedenThe Government allocates SEK 3.5 billion to the judicial system in the budget for next year. New police officers are proposed to have their student loans written off.
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