Russian authorities have arrested Ruslan Stoyanov, one of its top security investigators. Kaspersky Lab, with charges falling under Article 275 of the Russian Penal Code, which refers to treason.
According to today's report of Russian of the Kommersant newspaper, Stoyanov was arrested in December, along with Sergei Mikhailov, the head of the Russian intelligence secretariat (FSB).
In a statement also released today by Kaspersky Lab, the company reports that Stoyanov was arrested with base the activities he had before joining the company and therefore the charges against the employee in question do not include Kaspersky Lab.
The employee heads Kaspersky Lab's computer incident investigation team. Details of the investigation have not been released, but according to the Russian newspaper citing unnamed sources, Stoyanov was involved in facilitating it. transportof funds from foreign companies into Mikhailov's accounts.
According to Stoyanov's account in LinkedIn, before joining Kaspersky Lab, he worked as a deputy director for a company called Indrik, and also as a Major in the Ministry of Cybercrime.
