In response to the WSJ story, Kaspersky CEO Eugene Kaspersky said his company "has not been provided with any evidence substantiating the company's involvement in the alleged incident. The classified documents taken to home by the contractor contained details about how the NSA breaks into foreign computer networks for cyber espionage operations as well as defends its systems against cyber attacks.Īlthough what role Kaspersky played in the breach is not entirely clear, US officials believe antivirus scan performed by Kaspersky Lab's security software on the contractor's computer helped Russian hackers in identifying the files containing sensitive information.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently banned from all government computer systems over spying fear. The NSA contractor working with the American intelligence agency, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, reportedly downloaded a cache of highly classified information from government systems and moved it to a personal computer at home, which is clear violation of known security procedures.Ĭiting some anonymous sources, the Journal says that the targeted computer was running Kaspersky antivirus-the same app the U.S. "As a private company, Kaspersky Lab does not have inappropriate ties to any government, including Russia, and the only conclusion seems to be that Kaspersky Lab is caught in the middle of a geopolitical fight," Kaspersky said in a statement. Though there's no solid evidence yet available, an article published by WSJ claims that the Russian state-sponsored hackers stole highly classified NSA documents from a contractor in 2015 with the help of a security program made by Russia-based security firm Kaspersky Lab.Ĭurrently, there is no way to independently confirm if the claims on the popular security vendor published by the Wall Street Journal is accurate-and the story does not even prove the involvement of Kaspersky.
Do you know-United States Government has banned federal agencies from using Kaspersky antivirus software over spying fear?
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