![]() ![]() Its investigation found that Kaspersky’s consumer security product had been analysing questionable software from a US computer (it didn’t state it was the NSA contractor) and found a zip file that was flagged as malicious. Deep Investigationīut nevertheless, Kaspersky Lab decided to open a ‘deep investigation’ into the matter. Indeed, CEO Eugene Kaspersky himself said it would be impossible for any rogue employee to infiltrate the company without being noticed. Read also : Hackers Steal $199m From UK Crypto Start-Up Euler Labs It was later alleged that it was Israeli intelligence who had discovered that the hackers were using Kaspersky Lab anti-virus software to spy on US spies.īut Kaspersky Lab denied any inappropriate ties to any government, including Russia. The media reports alleged that the contractor’s home computer was running Kaspersky’s AV software, flaws in which allegedly enabled the Russian government-backed hackers to see his files It seems that the NSA contractor had taken classified material home to work on it on his home computer. These ‘Russian government-backed hackers’ allegedly stole this NSA code in 2015, after an NSA contractor had placed sensitive information on his home computer. In early October the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post both reported that Russian hackers had alleged used Kaspersky Lab security products to obtain US National Security Agency (NSA) data. It follows an alleged incidents in 2015 which had reported by US media earlier this month. The acknowledgement came after the Russian security specialist blogged its preliminary results from a ‘deep investigation’ of a case in 2014. Kaspersky Lab has acknowledged this week that its security software did stumble across hacking code belonging to the NSA, but it said it deleted the code soon after.
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