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> This should be embarrassing for the Swiss intelligence services whose job it was to detect and prevent these sorts of shenanigans... Some alledge that the ND
by andreasley 7y ago
> This should be embarrassing for the Swiss intelligence services whose job it was to detect and prevent these sorts of shenanigans...
Some alledge that the NDB/FIS (Federal Intelligence Service) knew about the operation. [1]
> The criminal case should be against the company executives surely, not "persons unknown".
At this point, it is not known who was involved in what way exactly. Some executives? Definitely. All executives? Maybe not.
A former employee believes that only 2-3 executives knew about the whole scheme and maybe 10-15 technicians put two and two together or suspected something. [2]
[1] https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/geheimdienstaffaere-cryptoleaks-schweizer-helfer-der-cia-was-wusste-villiger https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/geheimdienstaffaere-cryptole... (german)
[2] https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/17-jahre-bei-der-crypto-ag-ex-mitarbeiter-man-konnte-schon-eins-und-eins-zusammenzaehlen https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/17-jahre-bei-der-crypto-ag-e... (german)