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Twitter bans ads from Kaspersky citing conflict with advertising rules and alleged ties with Russian intelligence

Eugene Kaspersky said in his blog post that he was surprised by Twitter’s ban and asked the company to reconsider.

Chinese advanced persistent threat actor found attacking pharma companies using the PlugX malware

A Chinese APT actor has been found to be targetting Vietnamese pharma companies with the PlugX malware to steal drug formulas and business information.

Telegram Desktop targeted by cryptomining malware: Kaspersky Lab

It was designed to trick users of Telegram’s desktop computer software into enlisting their machines to mine cryptocurrencies.

Over 25% of the 1.2 mn mobile users affected by malware in 2017, were lured through pornographic content

During the course of the research, Kaspersky Lab specialists identified 23 families of malware that use adult content to hide their real functionality

Sizable portion of smartphone users affected by mobile malware were lured through adult content: Report

During the course of the research, Kaspersky Lab specialists identified 23 families of malware that use adult content to hide their real functionality.

Kaspersky Lab sues the Trump administration claiming ban of its software in the US is a violation of its due process rights

The lawsuit is the latest effort by Kaspersky Lab to push back on allegations that the company is vulnerable to Kremlin influence.

Kaspersky Labs software to be banned from use within the US government

Kaspersky’ official response to the ban did not appear to contain any information that would change the administration’s assessment of Kaspersky Lab.

Kaspersky founder says that he would quit Russia if its intelligence asked him to spy for them

Kaspersky said his company had faced a “tsunami” of media reports and statements from the U.S. government which he said were misleading and unfounded.

Fifteen percent of federal agencies report traces of Kaspersky Lab software on their networks

The US administration in Sep. ordered US agencies to remove Kaspersky Lab from their networks, concerned that the firm was vulnerable to Kremlin influence.

Kaspersky Lab CEO acknowledges that the company's antivirus software sometimes copies harmless files to its servers

Eugene Kaspersky said his company’s widely used antivirus software has copied files that did not threaten the personal computers of customers