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Published more: 2017-09-18 15:50 | SR - SVERIGES RADIO

Sweden's biggest hacking case: companies and authorities were targeted

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Lyssna: Police: The scope makes it the biggest of its kind

Prosecutors have started legal proceedings in what is believed to be the biggest hacking case in Swedish history.

A 38-year-old man from Malmö is at the centre of the case, suspected of hacking into the IT-systems of some 20 companies and financial institutions, and defrauding them of SEK 25.5 million plus attempting to swindle another SEK 15 million. Another 7 people have been identified as suspects with different roles in the fraud, including money laundering and forgery.

Some 50 police officers in all parts of the country have...