Kaspersky said the recent FCC listing and German warning were made on "political grounds" and based on unsubstantiated claims.įollowing Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Kaspersky Chief Executive Officer Eugene Kaspersky tweeted in March that his company is "in shock regarding the recent events" and has welcomed negotiations, hoping they can end hostilities and result in "compromise". In 2018, the company relocated its data storage and processing from Russia to Switzerland in a bid to allay concerns. government over its 2017 decision to ban federal agencies from using its software, a decision it argued was unconstitutional. In 2018, it lost a legal battle to bring a lawsuit against the U.S. Its executives have repeatedly denied having improper ties with the Kremlin or any other government and say they regularly cooperate with law enforcement to catch ransomware thieves. Kaspersky, which says it protects 400 million users and 240,000 companies, is based in Moscow and has offices in the U.S., U.K. "As there has been no public evidence or due process to otherwise justify any actions against the company since 2017, Kaspersky believes any expansion of prohibitions or limitations are a response to the geopolitical climate rather than a comprehensive evaluation of the integrity of Kaspersky's products and services," a Kaspersky representative said, in a statement to Bloomberg. And some other countries, including Germany and Italy, have raised concerns about using Kaspersky or Russian cybersecurity products since the war began. Federal Communications Commission placed Kaspersky on a list of companies deemed a threat to national security, the first such Russian entity added. officials say they fear that Russia could use Kaspersky products to infiltrate key sectors of the American economy.įollowing the February invasion, the U.S. critical infrastructure in retaliation for punitive sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine. The Biden administration has repeatedly warned it has intelligence indicating Russia may carry out cyberattacks against U.S.
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