Israeli hackers who managed to break Kaspersky-owned systems discovered hacking tools stolen by the NSA, according to press reports New York Times and The Washington Post.
Israeli officials immediately alerted intelligence agencies in the United States for a possible violation of their network, indicating possible collaboration between Kaspersky and the Russian government.
American NSA officials in turn informed all NATO allies that the base δεδομένων και ο πηγαίος κώδικας της Kaspersky ενδέχεται είναι γνωστά σε μυστικές υπηρεσίες της Ρωσίας κάτι που επιτρέπει σε Ρώσους hackers να πραγματοποιούν attacks in NATO member states and in Europe in general.
However, Kaspersky continues to state that it is not cooperating with Russia or any other government, adding that it does not know that any violations of Israeli hackers have occurred.
"Kaspersky Lab has never helped, nor will it help, any government in the world in its cyberespionage efforts," the Russian company said.
"As a private company, Kaspersky Lab has inappropriate ties to any government, including Russia, and the only conclusion seems to be that Kaspersky Lab is in the middle of a geopolitical dispute."
The United States government has banned Kaspersky software from computers used in its services and according to people close to the matter, the FBI has notified public and private companies of the security risks posed by software developed by the Russian company.
Some retail outlets, including Best Buy, have already stopped selling Kaspersky's software.
According to the New York Times and Washington Post, the investigation launched by the US government revealed that Russian hackers managed to steal classified documents from the NSA using Kaspersky software, as well as files stored on the home computers of at least one employee. The productkaspersky security was also working on this home system.
After this article was published, none of the parties involved (NSA, the White House, and the Israeli Embassy) would comment on the publications.
Let's say that since so many secret services are involved in this story, it is very difficult to say with certainty which side is right or continues to play a game until the opponent's final crash.
Security, however, in short does not exist on the internet. The story comes to remind us what is being played under the table, even with companies we believe trustworthy.
Who guarantees that Google, Microsoft, Apple, and many others don't work with secret services?
But now is the time for Kaspersky….
