Overview

• Tobias Thyberg resigned as Sweden’s national security adviser just 24 hours after his appointment following revelations about sensitive photos from an old Grindr account.
• The photos, which Thyberg failed to disclose during the vetting process, were uncovered after inquiries by the newspaper Dagens Nyheter.
• Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson described the incident as a 'systematic failure' in security vetting and emphasized the need for greater transparency in such processes.
• Thyberg’s resignation follows the January departure of his predecessor, Henrik Landerholm, who faced a prosecutor’s investigation over mishandling classified information.
• The Swedish government must now restart its search for a national security adviser, a position created to centralize decision-making and improve crisis management.