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ODNI bans Swiss cybersecurity firm Acronis from working with US intelligence

Swiss firm Acronis co-founder Serguei Beloussov, in Bremen, Germany, on 23 September 2021. — Swiss firm Acronis co-founder Serguei Beloussov, in Bremen, Germany, on 23 September 2021. © Imago Images/Eckhard Stengel via Reuters Connect

The US intelligence services are no longer allowed to work with the Swiss company and must remove its products from intelligence community systems. [...]

Published on 12/12/2025 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes Matt Bernardini

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