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Kaspersky fsb10/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This came after the Russian intelligence FSB allegedly used Kaspersky’s antivirus software to steal classified documents from the National Security Agency - a claim denied by the Moscow-based company. Kaspersky already faced restrictions in the country as part of the US Government’s 2017 prohibitions on federal entities and federal contractors from using its products and services. “Their addition, as well as Kaspersky Labs, will help secure our networks from threats posed by Chinese and Russian state backed entities seeking to engage in espionage and otherwise harm America’s interests.” “I am pleased that our national security agencies agreed with my assessment that China Mobile and China Telecom appeared to meet the threshold necessary to add these entities to our list,” said FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel in a press release. The FCC list – first published in March 2021 – currently contains eight companies, with the rest all based in China. It comes off the back of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, though the FCC did not draw a link to the current situation.Ĭhinese telecoms providers China Telecom and China Mobile International have also been added to the entities list, according to a report from Bloomberg.Īccording to an FCC statement, the move comes in an effort to uphold 2019’s Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, which requires the agency to publish a list that details any communications equipment or services which may present a risk to national security. This is the first time a Russian company has been added to the list, which is primarily made up of Chinese based firms, such as Huawei and ZTE. Russian cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab has been added to the US Federal Communications Commission’s list of entities that pose an “unacceptable risk to US security.” ![]()
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