https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Outraged commentators warned Wednesday that revelations the CIA and Germany's intelligence service had for decades used a Swiss encryption company for spying had seriously damaged Switzerland's cherished reputation for neutrality. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200212/swiss-neutrality-tarnished-by-spy-scandal Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:59:02 +0100 swiss-neutrality-tarnished-by-spy-scandal Reporters investigating Russian military intelligence have been targeted by highly sophisticated cyberattacks through their encrypted email accounts, with evidence suggesting Moscow was responsible, the email service provider ProtonMail and journalists said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190729/swiss-based-email-provider-protonmail-targeted-in-cyberattack Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:30:45 +0200 swiss-based-email-provider-protonmail-targeted-in-cyberattack Switzerland's justice department has cleared the attorney general's office to open criminal proceedings against two suspected Russian spies accused of attempting to hack sensitive targets in the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181024/swiss-launch-criminal-proceedings-against-alleged-russian-spies Wed, 24 Oct 2018 11:13:06 +0200 swiss-launch-criminal-proceedings-against-alleged-russian-spies Switzerland's foreign minister said Monday that he will meet his Russian counterpart next week after details emerged of alleged attempts by two Russian spies to hack sensitive Swiss targets. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180917/spy-row-swiss-foreign-minister-to-meet-russian-counterpart-next-week Mon, 17 Sep 2018 20:26:37 +0200 spy-row-swiss-foreign-minister-to-meet-russian-counterpart-next-week In a surprise move it said was aimed at greater transparency, the Swiss Federal Council late on Wednesday published a 1991 report on the so-called P26 – an anti-communist paramilitary group which operated outside of government control https://www.thelocal.ch/20180426/switzerland-publishes-redacted-report-on-top-secret-p26-cold-war-army Thu, 26 Apr 2018 09:48:55 +0200 switzerland-publishes-redacted-report-on-top-secret-p26-cold-war-army A police security assistant in the Swiss city of Basel alleged to have been working as a Turkish spy was actually only a jealous husband and boyfriend, documents related to judicial proceedings reveal. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180215/the-turkish-spy-who-wasnt-basel-switzerland-espionage Thu, 15 Feb 2018 17:12:34 +0100 the-turkish-spy-who-wasnt-basel-switzerland-espionage Revelations that files related to the operations of Switzerland’s top-secret Project-26 ‘stay-behind’ army are missing have caused consternation and concern among historians and politicians. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180206/p26-concern-over-missing-files-on-secret-swiss-cold-war-army Tue, 06 Feb 2018 14:05:02 +0100 p26-concern-over-missing-files-on-secret-swiss-cold-war-army Switzerland’s reputation as international hub for espionage has been bolstered in recent years with foreign intelligence services using locations around the country to exchange sensitive political, economic and military information. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180205/espionage-why-spies-might-soon-fall-out-of-love-with-switzerland Mon, 05 Feb 2018 15:40:15 +0100 espionage-why-spies-might-soon-fall-out-of-love-with-switzerland A Swiss man accused of spying on German tax officials admitted to the espionage operation on Thursday, and told a court he acted out of "patriotism" as well as for profit. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171026/swiss-man-admits-spying-on-germans-out-of-patriotism Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:06:47 +0200 swiss-man-admits-spying-on-germans-out-of-patriotism A Swiss spy allegedly monitoring German finance officials who hunt cross-border tax cheats also ran a mole in a state finance ministry office, media reports said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170504/swiss-spy-ran-mole-in-german-tax-office-report Thu, 04 May 2017 19:42:53 +0200 swiss-spy-ran-mole-in-german-tax-office-report A Swiss MP has confirmed that the spy who was arrested in Germany last week was working for the Swiss federal intelligence service (FIS) at the time of his surveillance activities. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170504/spy-arrested-in-germany-did-work-for-swiss-intelligence-mp Thu, 04 May 2017 11:50:27 +0200 spy-arrested-in-germany-did-work-for-swiss-intelligence-mp Berlin on Tuesday asked the Swiss ambassador to clarify the case of an alleged Swiss spy suspected of monitoring German finance investigators who pursue cross-border tax cheats. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170503/germany-asks-swiss-envoy-to-clarify-suspected-spy-case Wed, 03 May 2017 11:03:29 +0200 germany-asks-swiss-envoy-to-clarify-suspected-spy-case Espionage posing a security threat to Switzerland was uncovered through the discovery of undisclosed data stolen by a government IT worker, says Michael Lauber, the country’s attorney general. https://www.thelocal.ch/20120927/government-spy-charged-with-stealing-data Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:24:00 +0200 government-spy-charged-with-stealing-data