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FBI agents interviewed employees of the American Kaspersky Lab
Agents of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation on June 27 came to the home of several employees of the American division of Kaspersky Lab and asked them questions about the company's activities. It is reported by NBC News, citing several sources familiar with the situation.
The questions concerned, in particular, "to what extent the American unit is accountable to Moscow." The agents told the Kaspersky employees that they "didn't have any troubles."
The visit was part of a counterintelligence investigation. Whether he is connected to the investigation of Russian interference in the US elections, NBC News could not find out.
Acting according to classic FBI tactics, agents came to the homes of employees at the end of the day in various locations on the east and west coasts, the sources say.
- In May 2017, the head of the US National Security Agency, Mike Rogers , told the Senate that intelligence agencies are studying the use of Kaspersky Lab products by the US government. Earlier media reported that the US authorities were concerned about the possible use of these products by Russian intelligence services.
- Kaspersky Lab said that the company is "not associated with any government" and has never assisted any governments in the field of cyber espionage.