The breach occurred in the autumn and was detected by Parliament’s internal technical surveillance.
The security of a number of email accounts was compromised as a result of the attack.
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Finland’s Parliament was the target of a cyber attack during the past autumn, according to a statement released by the parliamentary press office on Monday.
The attack was detected by Parliament’s internal technical surveillance, the statement said, and the breach is now being investigated by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
As a result of the attack, the security of a number of parliamentary email accounts was compromised, some of which belonged to MPs.
Finland Admits to Repatriating Islamic State Members from Prison Camp
22 Dec 2020
Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto has admitted that the country has repatriated Islamic State members from a prison camp in Syria with the assistance of Germany.
Finland facilitated the return of two Islamic State women and six children from the al-Hol prison camp in Northern Syria where Kurdish forces have kept members of the terrorist organisation in custody.
While the Nordic nation has repatriated children in the past, the new operation is the first time adult Islamists have been brought back to the country, broadcaster YLE reports.
“I would like to thank both the officials of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and other branches of government. Cooperation with the Finnish Security Intelligence Service and child welfare authorities worked. Warm thanks also to the German Foreign Ministry,” Haavisto said on Monday.