US EditionCausa Kaspersky: Outflow of Secret Data From Switzerland to Russian Services
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Employees of the Swiss secret service are said to have maintained Russian contacts for years. Austria's state protection emphasizes that there is no cooperation with the Russian cybersecurity company
Internal documents are rolling up an old case that has already been investigated three times. The NDB's cyber team has forwarded information to a Russian IT security company.
The NDB worked with the software company Kaspersky for years – data is said to have flowed to Russia.
State broadcasters revealed the transmission of Swiss intelligence information to Kremlin via Kaspersky, but did not disclose their own use of the anti-virus software. The case caused shocks. A "Swiss intelligence staff member" had "transmitted highly sensitive information. To Kaspersky, a Russian cybersecurity company." So SRF 2 days ago. And further: "The information had flown to Russian intelligence services through Kaspersky, twice a second …
The defense's communications system was partly developed in Russia. Undoubtedly a red flag, says Mika Aaltola.
The transfer of data from the Swiss Federal Intelligence Service took place through the Russian company Kaspersky.
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