Here's a brief recap of the WSJ article today on Kaspersky's role in Russian government hackinghttps://twitter.com/WSJ/status/915982293881237504 …
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Unknown contractor (not Hal Martin) takes classified documents and code home to work on them. Their home PC has Kaspersky AV (KAV) on it.pic.twitter.com/F0TSqxMZPJ
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KAV exfils a list of files, which are reviewed by an automated process or a team of humans looking for classified info.pic.twitter.com/a1ApnOXuAj
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A short time later, KAV “wakes up” and starts sucking up all the classified docs on the contractor's home PC.pic.twitter.com/rOix37VzAL
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After discovering the hack, the Whitehouse is so mad about it they reprimand and considering firing Mike Rogers.pic.twitter.com/04BJgKFuoV
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There are only 2 good answers: Either the Russian gov rides on KAV infrastructure globally or Kaspersky helps them do it one at a time.
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