Overview

• Tobias Thyberg resigned less than 12 hours after being named Sweden's national security adviser due to undisclosed Grindr photos that posed potential blackmail risks.
• Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson criticized the incident as a systemic failure in security clearance procedures, calling for reforms to address recurring issues.
• Thyberg, a 24-year diplomatic veteran and former ambassador to Ukraine and Afghanistan, admitted he failed to disclose the photos during background checks.
• The resignation follows a similar scandal in January when Thyberg’s predecessor, Henrik Landerholm, resigned after mishandling classified documents.
• Thyberg’s planned participation in a northern European leaders’ meeting in Oslo was cancelled, leaving the position of national security adviser vacant.