Credit Suisse spying scandal may involve more employees than previously alleged, Bloomberg reported citing newspaper Sonntagszeitung.
Sonntagszeitung cited people familiar with the matter and a probe by regulator Finma.
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Previously, the bank was said to have surveilled on banker Iqbal Khan and its ex-head of human resources.
Recent reports say that the bank spied on a former employee in the US, along with an ex-staff member in Asia. Both employees were not senior management members, added Sonntagszeitung.
The newspaper noted that one of the employees allegedly surveilled by Credit Suisse was monitored after threatening other staff.
Meanwhile, the other case could involve two former employees in the US who may have shared bank information with outside parties.
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By GlobalDataThis new development in the Credit Suisse spying scandal comes after CEO Tidjane Thiam was forced to exit the company in February. Thomas Gottstein succeeded Thiam earlier this year.
Also, chief operating officer Pierre-Oliver Bouée was fired after admitting coordinating the spying.
Earlier this month, Finma opened enforcement proceedings against the bank.
The regulator said it will pursue indications of supervisory law breaches in the bank’s observations. It also intends to look into the manner how these activities were documented as well as controlled.
