Russian authorities arrested Ruslan Stoyanov, one of the leading researchers better safetyof Kaspersky Lab, with charges falling under Article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code code, which refers to betrayal.
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 LabThe company states that Stoyanov was arrested based on his activities prior to joining the company and therefore the charges against the employee in question do not involve Kaspersky Lab.
The employee is the head of their incident investigation team computers by Kaspersky Lab. Details of the investigation have not been released, but according to the Russian newspaper citing unnamed sources, Stoyanov was involved in facilitating the transfer of funds from foreign companies to 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.
