Tag: crime

Key ‘Scandinavian Star’ witness dies

The chief engineer aboard the Scandinavian Star was found dead last week at his home in the US, three weeks after Norway's state prosecutor...

New leads in bank armed hold-up

Akershus police called for more witnesses on Monday night as further details emerged about an armed robbery and hostage situation at a Trøgstad Sparebank...

Norway should be cash-free by 2020

Finance industry organization Finans Norge said Norwegian consumers should only be paying by card, netbank or on mobile phones within six years. The group...

Teen hacker believed to have planned new attack

Police think that a 17-year-old Norwegian who last week pulled off one of the most massive cyber attacks in Norway ever was planning a...

Majority opposes legalizing cannabis

A vast majority of Norwegians, just over 80 percent, oppose any law change aimed at legalizing hash and marijuana in Norway. A new public opinion poll...

Teenager set off major cyber attack

A 17-year-old boy from Bergen on Norway's west coast has been arrested and charged for a massive cyber attack earlier this week that crippled...

Business booms for security firms

Private security firm Nokas is among those experiencing a major increase in demand for its services since the terrorist attacks in Norway on July...

Thieves target luxury Oslo store

Police were on the hunt for two people in a silver Mercedes after a break-in at the Gucci store in downtown Oslo in the...

Extent of cyber attacks revealed

UPDATED: The cyber attacks aimed at central bank Norges Bank and eight major banks, financial institutions and telecommunications companies on Tuesday were among...

Vikernes sentenced over hate crimes

Norwegian convicted murder and black metal musician Varg Vikernes was sentenced by a court in Paris on Tuesday for inciting racial hatred and justifying...
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