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US warned firms about Russia's Kaspersky software the day after invasion

By Christopher Bing on Apr 1, 2022 10:59AM
US warned firms about Russia's Kaspersky software the day after invasion

Responding to 'increased' risk profile.

The US government began privately warning some American companies the day after Russia invaded Ukraine that Moscow could manipulate software designed by Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky to cause harm, according to a senior US official and two people familiar with the matter. The ...

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By Christopher Bing
Apr 1 2022
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