January saw police investigations - in his mobile - Expressen

Police officers used the chat service Whatsapp to send secret information and communicate during reconnaissance missions.

reveals Computer Sweden have talked to a person who mistakenly received the sensitive information sent to him.

– I’ve got a police reconnaissance information, photos and personal data on persons who police scouts and even extract from the judicial record on these people, says Jan Svärdhagen to Computer Sweden.

Last week began January Svärdhagen, development of IT and learning at the University of Dalarna, suddenly receiving mysterious messages via smartphone app Whatsapp.

It turned out that the messages came from a group of Stockholm Police and the Sword Hagen’s phone number added by policemen by mistake. For several days he received secret intelligence information sent to him, including images of suspected criminals and personal information.

– This is definitely not the information meant for my eyes. But one can say that the police in this case still lucky. This misdirected information could just as easily have ended up with someone with an interest in using it for illegal purposes, says Jan Svärdhagen to Computer Sweden.

Chatted about bomb belt

Police spokesperson Towe Hägg calling the incident “very unfortunate”.

– Classified information shall not go through this type of mediation. We have informed managers who in turn informed the staff about any of this data shall be handled in a special way, says Hägg Expressen.

January Sword Hagens Whatsapp log shows that a police started the group on Wednesday last week to “test”. At least six police officers, according to Computer Sweden participated in the IM group and Jan Svärdhagen got involved when a police officer entered the wrong phone number.

policemen sent including a avfotograferat criminal records, as well as image and personal data on the two people. On another occasion, the police begin to chat about a bomb belt.

– Holy shit! Had tjuvchaffisen it at home? Writes a policeman.

Police: ‘I’m sorry’

When the policeman who set up the IM group confronted with the information that their information has been leaked, he is remorseful.

– Oh, oh, oh … what should I say. Of course it is deeply unfortunate that these data come out this way. I am really sorry. It was me who wrote a wrong phone number, and may take the responsibility for it, he told Computer Sweden.

The mistake resulted in a discussion about the police have the technical tools needed for a quick and easy contact between each other.

– There is a system but it is not fully developed and may not support all these parts wholeheartedly, says Towe Hägg Expressen.