They could even be placing Russian government hackers in any network where Kaspersky is being used. The horror. 3/n
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But FBI is briefing the companies using Kaspersky on the threat. Not everyone, but focusing on critical orgs using Kaspersky. 4/n
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And whatever they're saying isn't public. That's why
@HowellONeill had to break the story. Is anything the FBI is saying sensitive? 5/n1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes -
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I hope not, because if Kaspersky *is* working with Russian gov, they know what the FBI is saying. See the problem here? 6/n
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Don't talk to me about "out of band" either. People are talking about that stuff on internal email. FBI can't stop that, period. 7/n
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If Kaspersky is what the FBI claims, only the public lacks data to make an informed decision. This isn't a sources and methods problem. 8/n
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This is a witch hunt, not a debate. We need to put our cards on the table or admit we got caught in a bluff. It feels like the latter. 9/n
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Tomorrow Germany could claim "<US owned> airline works with US government to pwn traveler laptops" and we can't say "that's ridiculous" 10/n
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And that's the real problem with this. When the level of proof is "trust us, it's bad" anyone can claim anything with no recourse. 11/11
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The other part of the equation is that Kaspersky now has little/no incentive not to cooperate with FSB. They're treated the same either way.
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That's only true if the rest of the world plays along w/our witch hunt. And Europe has an incentive to keep Kaspersky looking for US attacks
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Meanwhile the Alphabets are building a new trove of tools now that their old ones are out wreaking havoc.
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