What I don't understand about this "news" is why it was published by mainstream media now. Anybody interested in cryptography knew about the Crypto AG debacle s

What I don't understand about this "news" is why it was published by mainstream media now. Anybody interested in cryptography knew about the Crypto AG debacle since around the late 90s, it was mentioned in every discussion next to the infamous Clipper chip. Could someone who followed this more closely educate me what has changed in comparison to earlier accounts of the "news"?