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Russians used Kaspersky software to spy: media reports

By Staff Writers

Oct 12 2017 6:44AM

Found by Israeli intelligence officials spying on Russian govt hackers.

Russians used Kaspersky software to spy: media reports

Founder Eugene Kaspersky

Israeli intelligence officials spying on Russian government hackers found they were using Kaspersky Lab antivirus software, according to media reports this week. The Israeli officials who had hacked into Kaspersky’s network over two years ago then warned their US counterparts of the ...

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