Norwegian companies within defence, oil and energy industries have allegedly been exposed to electronic espionage. The Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM) is now investigating ten such cases.
The data bases of several companies have reportedly been systematically tapped over a period of several months,
These espionage operations are the most extensive and the most serious revealed in Norway so far, the newspaper Aftenposten writes.
The aim has allegedly been to gain access to secret documents, industrial drawings, user names and pass words, according to the paper.
The Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM) is a cross-sectoral professional and supervisory authority within the protective security services in Norway. The purpose of protective security is to counter threats to the independence and security of the realm and other vital national security interests, primarily espionage, sabotage or acts of terrorism.
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