Brian E. said: Nelson, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, said in a statement: “Today’s action against Kaspersky Lab’s leadership underscores our commitment to ensuring the integrity of our cyberspace and protecting our citizens from malicious cyber threats.” statement. Sanctions make it difficult for these individuals to start businesses in the United States. like TechCrunch NotesCEO and founder Eugene Kaspersky is not on the list of sanctioned individuals, nor is the company itself.
On Thursday, the Commerce Department banned Kaspersky from doing new business in the United States. The block also prevents existing users of Kaspersky Antivirus from downloading software updates. Those using Kaspersky have until September 29 to find alternatives. in press releaseThe Commerce Department urged anyone using Kaspersky software to “quickly move to new vendors to limit exposure of personal or other sensitive data to malicious actors due to potential lack of cybersecurity coverage.”
Among the individuals sanctioned by the Treasury Department are members of the boards of directors of Kaspersky Lab and Kaspersky Group. The Commerce Department included Kaspersky’s operations in the US, Russia and the UK on its Entity List due to its “cooperation with Russian military and intelligence authorities in support of the Russian government’s cyber intelligence objectives.”
In 2017, The Wall Street Journal mentioned That Russia stole classified information from a government contractor’s personal computer. The contractor, who was working with the National Security Agency, improperly stored the files on his personal computer, which had Kaspersky’s antivirus software installed. in Statement for New York timesKaspersky denied knowledge of or involvement in the incident. Later that year, the Department of Homeland Security He forbade Ban all federal agencies from using Kaspersky products on government servers.