https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Commuters in a southeast Swedish city were briefly roused from their wintry routines by a public display of pornography at a bus stop outside the central rail station, officials said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20200117/suspected-hackers-show-porn-on-swedish-station-billboard Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:11:16 +0100 suspected-hackers-show-porn-on-swedish-station-billboard The United States believes Russian hackers were behind a massive cyberattack on Sweden’s biggest news sites in 2016, Buzzfeed News has reported. https://www.thelocal.se/20180811/us-blames-russia-for-2016-attack-on-swedish-media-report Sat, 11 Aug 2018 12:47:25 +0200 us-blames-russia-for-2016-attack-on-swedish-media-report A startup, four banks and a superstore are understood to be among a number of organizations hit by a Swedish hacking and fraud attack that has now led to trial. https://www.thelocal.se/20170918/multi-million-data-breach-and-fraud-trial-to-start-in-sweden Mon, 18 Sep 2017 18:47:28 +0200 multi-million-data-breach-and-fraud-trial-to-start-in-sweden A business school in Stockholm has launched a new campaign to convince hackers to use their knowledge to fight cyber attacks by applying to their IT security specialist course. https://www.thelocal.se/20170405/join-the-other-side-swedish-business-school-tells-hackers-stockholm Wed, 05 Apr 2017 16:37:44 +0200 join-the-other-side-swedish-business-school-tells-hackers-stockholm Stockholm University's English-language Twitter account posted a swastika and a message in Turkish after it was one of several targeted in a cyber attack. https://www.thelocal.se/20170315/swedish-university-tweets-swastikas-in-massive-twitter-hacker-attack Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:11:17 +0100 swedish-university-tweets-swastikas-in-massive-twitter-hacker-attack UPDATED: Hundreds of music fans using Swedish streaming giant Spotify are believed to have had their accounts compromised. https://www.thelocal.se/20160219/hundreds-of-spotify-users-hit-by-hacker-attack Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:30:28 +0100 hundreds-of-spotify-users-hit-by-hacker-attack Outsourcing and serious security flaws by external suppliers could leave Sweden's telecommunications network open to attack – and make it easier for foreign powers to tap into them unnoticed, an IT security expert has said. https://www.thelocal.se/20150424/swedish-telecom-network-vulnerable-to-attack Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:25:28 +0200 swedish-telecom-network-vulnerable-to-attack Sweden's Employment Agency was on Monday targeted in a cyber attack for the third consecutive day. https://www.thelocal.se/20150209/hackers-target-swedish-job-centres-website Mon, 09 Feb 2015 14:16:13 +0100 hackers-target-swedish-job-centres-website A cyber attack on a Swedish hospital has been reported to the police, with the hackers claiming to be pro-Julian Assange members of the hacktivist network Anonymous. https://www.thelocal.se/20121123/44604 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 08:43:00 +0100 44604 In the wake of several cyber attacks targeting Swedish government websites, Justice Minister Beatrice Ask has called for a toughening of criminal penalties for hacking and other attacks against computer systems. https://www.thelocal.se/20121010/43722 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:19:00 +0200 43722 The websites of several Swedish government agencies were knocked offline at 2.30pm on Friday afternoon, the time at which hacktivist network Anonymous warned it would launch a cyber attack against Swedish state interests. https://www.thelocal.se/20121005/43640 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:50:00 +0200 43640 Hacktivist network Anonymous followed through on threats to direct a cyber attack against Sweden’s Riksbank on Wednesday night in retaliation for Monday's raid on PRQ - previous hosts to The Pirate Bay and WikiLeaks. https://www.thelocal.se/20121003/43602 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:12:00 +0200 43602 Computer hackers claiming to be from the Anonymous network took over the official website of Sweden's National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) on Tuesday night, leaving a profane message for anyone who visited the site. https://www.thelocal.se/20121003/43588 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:52:00 +0200 43588 Sweden should prepare for further cyber attacks in retaliation for Monday's raid against web hosting company PRQ – previous hosts to The Pirate Bay and whistle-blowing site WikiLeaks – hacktivist network Anonymous has warned. https://www.thelocal.se/20121002/43568 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:29:00 +0200 43568 Police in Sweden say there is clear connection between a recent spate of cyber attacks targeting Swedish websites and the ongoing dispute over the deportation of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. https://www.thelocal.se/20121002/43558 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 09:21:00 +0200 43558 Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg has been remanded into custody on suspicion of hacking into a Swedish IT security company and accessing confidential information from the Swedish Tax Authority (Skatteverket). https://www.thelocal.se/20120914/43238 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:02:00 +0200 43238 Swedish police are on high alert for possible hacker attacks ahead of Wednesday's ruling on an appeal by WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange to avoid extradition to Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20120530/41132 Wed, 30 May 2012 11:59:00 +0200 41132 A 33-year-old Swedish computer hacker, who is wanted by the FBI, has been discovered living in Ängelholm, southern Sweden, yet Swedish police can only keep an eye on him. https://www.thelocal.se/20120131/38820 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:31:00 +0100 38820 Dozens of Swedes, including staff at government agencies and telecoms giant Ericsson, had their personal data exposed after a breach at US-based security company, reportedly carried out by activist hacking group Anonymous. https://www.thelocal.se/20111227/38166 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:21:00 +0100 38166 Fake, English-speaking tech support specialists claiming to be from US software giant Microsoft are targeting Swedes in a creative scam designed to hack into people's computers. https://www.thelocal.se/20110729/35242 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:12:00 +0200 35242