Advanced monitoring equipment is a high probability of Aker Brygge, Tjuvholmen and Lysaker, Aftenposten reported.
The equipment makes it possible to spy on players in industry, lawyers and others who manages business secrets, writes Aftenposten.
In a series of cases, the newspaper told about how areas in Oslo, mobile monitored with “false base stations”, so called IMSI -catchere. They have previously revealed that such false base stations is around Prime Minister residence, Parliament and government offices.
In its latest disclosure claims the newspaper that the equipment is the most advanced they’ve found until now . According to a security expert newspaper have been in contact with are monitoring in these areas very useful for those who want to engage in industrial espionage and insider trading.
According to Aftenposten says with very high probability of false base stations, so called IMSI catchere, Aker Brygge, Tjuvholmen and Lysaker.
These areas houses many Norwegian industry. Among other keeps Handelsbanken to Tjuvholmen, while Aker Brygge houses law firms and financial institutions which Danske Bank. Gjensidige is just one of the many major companies have offices in Lysaker.
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Targeted attempts monitoring
– It is hard to imagine legitimate reasons to have such equipment at Aker Brygge and Lysaker. Mobile Monitoring in these areas is very useful for those who want to engage in industrial espionage and insider says Kyrre Sletsjøe Aftenposten.
He is the leader of CEPI Technologies, which is one of two security companies newspaper has collaborated with.
Security Director EVRY Tore Order Lokken, was chairman of the Norwegian Centre for Information Security (NorSIS) for nine years. He says that the possibility of setting up fake base stations have been known over time.
– We have over time actors who have tried various targeted ways to get in on, to eavesdrop mobile calls is the next step to extract information, he says to VG.
– I have worked in the security industry for many years, and seen how some spend most funds to get to information. Everything from criminals who have become sophisticated in it to retrieve information to foreign states and their intelligence services. This shows that we have seen over a period explains Order Lokken.
Familiar with the issue
Stian Arnesen, communications manager for Danske Bank in Norway, tells VG that they look serious matter.
– We expect that the rest of the country that we get more information now that the government seriously takes hold in the case. So we must on the basis of information from the official Norway see what this means in practice for us.
He says that the prior Aftenposten disclosures have been in dialogue with its suppliers of mobile services on how they can further sharpen the security relating to the monitoring of mobile phones. He says they have been familiar with the problems in advance.
– We have been informed that this type of equipment is readily available, but like the rest of Norway was well no one expected to get this kind of disclosure in the middle of julestrida, Arnesen says.
Benedicte Gude Teigen, communications manager of Wilh. Wilhelmsen Group which has offices in Lysaker, saying that they know Aftenposten’s revelation.
– We will follow it up if it would be appropriate for us. We have no comment beyond that, she says to VG.
According to security director Order Lokken in EVRY security industry for a long time been known that oil, gas, defense and finance sector as well as lawyers have been interesting areas for attackers .
– If they have managed to get the talks over the 2G, which is not an encrypted solution, it is possible to eavesdrop traffic and then find the information they are looking for. It is the worst case scenario. They can then register who are there through traffic and you can have the ability to eavesdrop usual. It can be anything from conversations that revolve around exchange sensitive information, conversations that revolve around clients or other valuable information someone is looking for, he says.
Alarming disclosures
Finance Norway, which is the main organization for the financial industry, said this is alarming revelations, which testifies the importance of storing sensitive information secure.
– It is first and foremost serious disclosures appears. The next step is important, to the extent possible, to try to find out whether it has drained vital information from large players, says communications director of Finance Norway Jan Erik Fåne VG.
He is however not surprised that someone tries to extract the sensitive information from financial institutions.
– This is primarily a law enforcement and myndighetssak, as they must get to the bottom. But it is clear that the players also need to take certain precautions, says FAAN.
He wants however not to say anything about previous experiences with espionage within the financial industry.
Government demands answers
On Saturday said the National Security Authority (NSM) VG that monitoring has been completely unknown to them.
Monitoring equipment Aftenposten revealed, does not belong Police Security Service (PST) or NSM, they say to Aftenposten.
It is thus uncertain who have set it up in the capital.
Section in PST, Arne Christian Haugstøyl, believes there are interesting discoveries made and believes there are many players who can stand behind.
Sunday, it became clear that Parliament demands answers about monitoring that newspaper has revealed.
The earliest next week will NSM submit a report on what they have found in the light of the disclosure.
Members of the Government frequently leave their smart phones outside the meeting rooms. Ever since Kjell Magne Bondevik’s tenure has been the usual routine to avoid surveillance.
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