Addicted

Rickard Harletun has told the Swedish local paper Trelleborgs Allehanda about his years-long struggle with gambling addiction. In the interview he describes how the habit took over his life and his finances, and admits he behaved selfishly toward people close to him. His story adds to the growing public conversation in Sweden about problem gambling and its personal costs.

A young hacker responsible for what is described as a historic cyber breach has given his first public interview, speaking ahead of reporting to prison. In his comments he describes himself as 'addicted to hacking'. The interview comes just before he begins serving his sentence, drawing attention to questions about cybercrime, youth and punishment.