{
  "id": 12380966,
  "title": "Statsbudsjettet: Ruster opp for å unngå Nav-skandale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/statsbudsjettet-ruster-opp-for-a-unnga-nav-skandale",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T12:42:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "E24 Norway",
    "slug": "e24-norway",
    "url": "https://e24.no/norsk-oekonomi/i/p1pqKX/statsbudsjettet-ruster-opp-for-aa-unngaa-nav-skandale"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nav, like many other organizations, faces potential hacking attempts, warned Labour Minister Kjersti Stenseng to E24. The government will allocate 332 million kroner in the 2027 budget for modernizing the payments systems at Nav, with a total cost of roughly 1.4 billion kroner over four years. This marks the largest investment in Stenseng's upcoming budget. Stenseng emphasized the importance of keeping up with the digital age and ensuring the competence to safeguard these systems. If Nav's digital systems fail, it could lead to critical consequences. Nav disburses 696 billion kroner to approximately 2.8 million citizens annually, covering pensions, unemployment benefits, and sick pay. The payments system runs on outdated technology, and there is a lack of technical support and competence. This increases the risk of data breaches, errors, delays, or even the withholding of payments. Stenseng questioned how this could lead to a situation where people do not receive their due payments. She stated that they continuously assess the existing systems, determining what to phase out and where the greatest need for modernization lies. Stenseng noted that prioritizing this investment aims to prevent situations where people are not paid what they are entitled to. This is the sixth step in Nav's modernization project, ongoing since 2012. The move is part of replacing critically outdated systems with new, automated handling systems to reduce processing times.",
  "summary": "Arbeidsministerens største satsing for 2027 handler om systemene som i år utbetaler nesten 700…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}