Special prosecutor appointed in Crypto spy scandal
A special public prosecutor has been named in connection with the Crypto spying affair involving manipulated encryption devices which the CIA and the German intelligence agency used to spy on half the world.
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Peter Marti, a former judge and district attorney, will look into the violations of official secrecy that took place during the investigation, the supervisory authority of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) said on Thursday.
In the course of the Crypto investigation, information from the confidential draft of the inspection report ended up in the hands of certain media. This caused serious institutional damage for parliament’s business audit commissions, the OAG’s supervisory authority said.
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No official outcry in Swiss Crypto spying affair
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A recent report offers new insights into the scandal surrounding Crypto’s production of manipulated encryption devices.
The information had been leaked during the administrative consultation phase. In November the business audit commissions filed a complaint with the OAG against an unknown person for breach of official secrecy.
Guise of Swiss neutrality
The audit committee investigation was prompted by revelations last February that Zug-based firm Crypto AG was at the heart of a huge international spying operation led by the CIA but also involving the German BND spy service.
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Swiss intelligence benefited from CIA-Crypto spying affair
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Parliamentary investigation has revealed that Swiss intelligence service were aware of the Zug-based firm Crypto AG’s involvement in US-led spying.
More than 100 countries bought the encryption devices from the company, which did business under the guise of Swiss neutrality. In reality, the firm belonged to the CIA and Germany intelligence service, which could freely read what it encrypted. Information intercepted with the help of Crypto’s devices changed the course of events including the Iran hostage situation in 1979.
The Swiss government says it was informed about the scandal in autumn 2019.
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Switzerland closes investigation into CIA-linked encryption firm
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The Swiss authorities have concluded that Crypto AG did not violate any laws when applying for export licences for its compromised encryption devices.
Second Swiss firm allegedly sold encrypted spying devices
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A second Swiss company beyond Crypto AG allegedly manufactured manipulated devices used for spying by foreign intelligence.
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