Finnish defense and presidential offices targeted in data breach

Finnish authorities, including the Defense Forces and the President's Office, were victims of a data breach in early 2026. The breach affected approximately 50,000 state mobile phones, with personal and contact details, location data, and installed software information leaked. The National Bureau of Investigation is treating the incident as suspected espionage. Valtori, the state IT center, initially claimed no sensitive network data was compromised, but Yle's reporting indicates otherwise, impacting agencies like Customs and the National Police Board.