District Court, District of Columbia (Washington. Eugene Kaspersky pictured in Moscow in June 2009 The company has denied that it is actively colluding with the FSB, and Eugene Kaspersky told Sky News that annual security audits at the company have found no breach of its network that would allow Kremlin operatives illicit access. Department of Homeland Security, 17-cv-02697, U.S. The company also committed in October to open its product’s source code to an independent third-party review and plans to open new offices in Chicago, Los Angeles and Toronto next year. through its remaining offices in the country. WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - The Biden administration ramped up a national security probe into Russia's AO Kaspersky Lab antivirus software earlier this year amid heightened fears of Russian. The agency declined to comment on Monday.Įarlier this month, Kaspersky Lab said it would close its Washington office that was selling to the government and will keep working with non-federal customers in the U.S. The companys relationship with the Kremlin has never been clear, though Western experts on Russia think theres no way Eugene Kaspersky could have become a billionaire without having reached. national security using the software, according to DHS.ĭHS said at the time it had provided Kaspersky an opportunity to address the concerns.
The action was based on the risk that the Russian government, "whether acting on its own or in collaboration with Kaspersky" could threaten U.S. In September, Homeland Security ordered all federal agencies to identify any Kaspersky products they have used within 30 days and develop plans to discontinue their use.
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