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Bloomberg reported on a secret Kaspersky Lab project for the FSB. The company denies this
Kaspersky Lab was commissioned by the FSB to develop a DDoS protection system capable of not only repelling attacks, but also tracking the location of hackers. Bloomberg Businessweek writes about it.
The publication is based on the correspondence of Kaspersky Lab employees, including its head Evgeny Kaspersky. The publication notes that the authenticity of letters in 2009 was confirmed by the company.
As stated in the publication, Kaspersky Lab not only developed a system to repel attacks for the FSB, but also helped them find hackers, and company employees participated in raids against hackers. One of the participants in the raids was Ruslan Stoyanov, who is now arrested in a treason case .
The project was led by Igor Chekunov, who previously served in the KGB, Bloomberg Businessweek notes.
The official statement of Kaspersky Lab says that the company cooperates with the FSB, but has never developed a system for protecting against DDoS attacks with advanced features on its order. They acknowledged that its employees could participate in raids to search for evidence on the computers of suspects.
About Chekunov in the "Laboratory" they said that he could not be called a former KGB officer, since his connection with the Soviet department was limited to conscription service at the border. The company did not confirm the authenticity of the letters, since they were not shown to it, the Laboratory said in a statement.
“They don't just hack hackers. They break into their doors, ”writes Bloomberg.
- Kaspersky Lab is one of the main manufacturers of security systems. Most of the revenue comes from foreign countries. The company has been repeatedly accused of collaborating with Russian intelligence services. A bill is being prepared in the United States that will prohibit the military from using Lab products. In the summer of 2017, FBI agents interrogated the company's employees in the United States.