Israeli hackers who managed to breach systems belonging to Kaspersky discovered hacking tools which had been stolen by the NSA, according to reports by 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 data και ο πηγαίος κώδικας της Kaspersky ενδέχεται είναι γνωστά σε μυστικές υπηρεσίες της Ρωσίας κάτι που επιτρέπει σε Ρώσους hackers να πραγματοποιούν επιθέσεις σε κράτη μέλη του NATΟ και γενικότερα στην Ευρώπη.
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.
"Η Kaspersky Lab ποτέ δεν βοήθησε, ούτε θα βοηθήσει, οποιαδήποτε κυβέρνηση στον κόσμο στις προσπάθειές της για cyberespionage", δήλωσε η Ρώσικη company.
"Ως ιδιωτική εταιρεία, η Kaspersky Lab δεν έχει ακατάλληλους δεσμούς με καμία κυβέρνηση, συμπεριλαμβανομένης και της Ρωσίας, και το μόνο συμπέρασμα φαίνεται να είναι ότι η Kaspersky Lab βρεθεί στη μέση μιας γεωπολιτικής διαμάχης."
The US government has banned Kaspersky software on computers used in its services, and according to people close to the issue, the FBI has informed public and private companies about the security risks created by the 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 research 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. Kaspersky security products also worked on this home system.
After the publication of this article, none of the parties involved (NSA, White House, and Israeli Embassy) commented 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?
Όμως τώρα είναι η περίοδος της Κaspersky....
