He was a classmate to a number of Russians who later became spies for the nation. The company has denied its ties to the Kremlin, however there is concern within America that Kaspersky Lab is connected to Russian intelligence.
It boasts over 400 million users and the much of its market is in Europe. It is operated by a holding company in the United Kingdom. Kaspersky is a Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider headquartered in Moscow, Russia. There is also an ongoing Department of Justice (DoJ) investigation looking into whether members of the Trump campaign colluded with Russia. He has said that other countries could have been part of this hack as well. US President, Donald Trump has been enigmatic in blaming Russia for the cyber-attacks. Wikileaks, in turn, released that content to the public. It also hacked the private email of Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, John Podesta. It hacked the servers of the Democratic National Committee and sent the contents of those emails to Wikileaks.
The country is reported to have carried out an “influence campaign” against Hillary Clinton. Kaspersky Lab is a Russian multinational company.Īccording to US intelligence agencies, Kremlin interfered in the 2016 presidential elections. The US Department of Homeland Security has ordered all government agencies and departments in the country to stop using Kaspersky, which is a security software.