The Trump administration subsequently banned all US agencies from using Kaspersky software, citing national security concerns.Īt the time, US officials said Kaspersky was vulnerable to influence from the Kremlin - an allegation the company denied at the time and criticized again on Monday. Russian cybersecurity expert Eugene Kaspersky founded Kaspersky labs. In 2017, the US government said that Russian hackers had used Kaspersky software to pilfer classified documents from the National Security Agency. It’s not the first time Kaspersky, which claims to be the world’s largest privately held cybersecurity company, has been mired in American political controversy. “This decision is not based on any technical assessment of Kaspersky products - that the company continuously advocates for - but instead is being made on political grounds.” “Kaspersky is disappointed with the decision by the Federal Communications Commission,” Kaspersky said. Kaspersky says it has more than 400 million users worldwide. In a statement to The Post, Kaspersky accused the FCC of playing politics amid Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Now that Kaspersky is on the list - which also includes Huawei and China Telecom, among other Chinese firms - American businesses are banned from buying its products or services using federal subsidies.įCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement that the move “will help secure our networks from threats posed by Chinese and Russian state backed entities seeking to engage in espionage and otherwise harm America’s interests.”

The Moscow-based cybersecurity firm, which says it has more than 400 million users worldwide, was added to the Federal Communications Commission’s list of restricted entities on Friday alongside two Chinese companies.

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