M'sia, 120 countries bought rigged encryption devices from CIA company
allowed CIA to listen in on their communications
Washington Post - devices compromised to let CIA decipher material
Crypto AG became go-to company for encryption devices
firm made fortune selling to Msia, Indon, Thai, Philippines, Vietnam
Singapore, a prominent US ally, was notably not a customer of Crypto AG
nor were any of US’ main intelligence partners in the Five Eyes
(OSTB : Meaning the US shared intel with Singapore)
operation “Rubicon” exposed after Washington Post obtained classified report
“It was the intelligence coup of the century”
“Foreign govts paid money for having their secrets read by five or six countries”
CIA and NSA began co-operating on Crypto AG in 1970s
controlled every aspect of the firm
CIA and NSA continued reaping the rewards of spying on friends and foes alike
they listened in on 1979 Iranian hostage crisis
channelled Argentine communications to British during Falklands War
helped US prevail in Cold War and keep tabs on unfavourable regimes
OSTB : Well it is most likely that they are still listening in now. They also have their people anywhere they want to put their people.
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