Crypto Ag

Crypto Ag is a Swiss manufacturer of encryption and cryptography products founded in 1952, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. The company develops and sells secure communications solutions and encryption hardware to government and commercial clients worldwide. In 2020, coordinated reporting by major news organizations revealed that the CIA, NSA, and other intelligence services had secretly compromised Crypto Ag products for decades, intercepting communications of governments and organizations globally. This disclosure significantly affected the company's reputation and raised fundamental questions about the trustworthiness of commercial encryption systems, though Crypto Ag continues to operate and develop cryptographic technologies for secure communications.