一键cia文件转cci
by Ryan Whitwam
瑞安·惠特瓦姆(Ryan Whitwam)
For decades, Swiss firm Crypto AG supplied governments around the world with encrypted communication systems. Most of its 62 customers never suspected anything was amiss, but a new report from The Washington Post and German broadcaster ZDF reveals that Crypto AG was actually owned by the CIA and West German intelligence (BND). For decades, the agencies effortlessly eavesdropped on the secure communications of allies and enemies alike.
几十年来,瑞士公司Crypto AG为世界各地的政府提供了加密的通信系统。 它的62位客户中的大多数从未怀疑有任何问题,但是《华盛顿邮报》和德国广播公司ZDF的最新报告显示, Crypto AG实际上是由中央情报局和西德情报局(BND)拥有的 。 几十年来,这些机构毫不费力地窃听了盟友和敌人的安全通讯。
Crypto AG didn’t start as a CIA operation — it was the brainchild of Russian-born inventor Boris Hagelin. Hagelin fled to Sweden when the Bolsheviks took power in Russia and then fled again to the US when the Nazis swept into Sweden. While in the US, he helped develop the M-209 encryption machine for US forces. After the war, Hagelin returned to Europe to reestablish Crypto AG in Switzerland. There, he developed more advanced versions of the pin-and-lug type