Crypto AG / 'Minerva'
Verified: Documented in primary records or confirmed by reputable inquiry/reporting.
According to ZDF and The Washington Post, the Swiss encryption firm was secretly owned by the CIA and the BND; the Archive posted related declassified records.
Documented
The National Security Archive posted declassified records alongside reporting by ZDF and the Washington Post.
Claimed, disputed or not established
The reporting says the Swiss encryption firm was secretly owned by the CIA and the BND. That is journalism built on leaked material; the Archive’s documents are published.
Sources (opened in a new tab)
- National Security Archive: The CIA's 'Minerva' Secret ↗https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/chile-cyber-vault-intelligence-southern-cone/2020-02-11/cias-minerva-secret
Connected
- Section: Europe, also United States
- Agencies: BND, CIA
- Vault documents: The CIA's 'Minerva' Secret (Crypto AG) ↗
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