Tag: spying
More embassies subject to spying
More false mobile telephone base stations, capable of monitoring mobile phone communication, were likely in operation around Oslo late last autumn, reports newspaper Aftenposten,...
‘Norway needs own security minister’
A string of surveillance scandals in Norway, especially the recent reports of suspected illegal monitoring of mobile telephones in the country's power center in Oslo,...
Spies drawn by Norway’s wealth
Norway's emergence as a wealthy country, with one of the biggest and most powerful investment funds in the world, is being cited as one...
Spying fears mount on political leaders
NEWS ANALYSIS: Politicians, diplomats and ordinary citizens as well got another reminder on Saturday to never, ever use their mobile telephones to communicate sensitive information....
Norway won’t let China build radar
Norwegian politicians are keen to restore diplomatic relations with China, but won't grant China's request to build a large radar antenna on Norway's Arctic archipelago...
Support grows for a Nobel Peace Prize for Snowden
UPDATED: Edward Snowden, the former employee of the US National Security Agency (NSA) who exposed systematic and illegal surveillance of world leaders and US citizens, has attracted Nobel Peace...
Intelligence agency lifts the veil
Norway's national military intelligence service (NIS, or Etteretningstjenesten) will be more open about its staff, operations and intelligence gathering, promises NIS Chief Kjell Grandhagen....
Ex-politician reveals life as Soviet spy
A longtime politician for Norway's Liberal Party (Venstre) has gone public with his experiences as a double agent, spying for both the former Soviet...
Hacking attacks doubled since 2011
Norway's defense industry, technology firms and state agencies were all the regular targets of computer spying attacks last year, according to the state national...
Treholt lawyer’s bugging case closed
Harald Stabell, the lawyer who represented the convicted Norwegian Cold War spy Arne Treholt, was tipped off in May 2012 that his office had been...
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