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Norwegian military data security breach
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During a military security exercise held at Oslo Airport in mid-September, from September 14 to 18, Norwegian Home Guard soldiers discovered that onboard cameras and sensors in rental electric vehicles had recorded sensitive information. The footage, accessed accessible via vehicle control screens, included images of military personnel, their movement routes, and security numerical access codes or key cards used to access secure gates and doors. The vehicles involved were identified as Deepal brand cars manufactured by Changan, a Chinese state-controlled automaker. The These vehicles were provided through rental services, with reports identifying First Rent A Car Norway and including Hertz Norge as Norge, which is indirectly owned by the providers. Chinese automotive group Geely. Although the military continued to use the vehicles for the remainder of the exercise due to a shortage of alternatives, personnel eventually deleted the recorded videos from the internal systems. While authorities have not confirmed if the data was transmitted to external servers or third parties in China, the possibility remains unruled out. The Norwegian military has acknowledged the security risks but stated it will not implement a blanket ban on vehicles from specific countries, opting instead to prioritize localized security restrictions for and bans on vehicles equipped with cameras and sensors at specific sites. sites, regardless of their country of origin.
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