The US government has banned Kaspersky from selling products to new US-based customers and limits services to existing customers amidst national security concerns. Allegations suggest that the Russian government could use Kaspersky's antivirus software to conduct espionage. This ban could disrupt American companies, including critical infrastructure sectors like telecommunications, power, and health care, which use Kaspersky software for cybersecurity protection.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/us-bans-kaspersky-software/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/kaspersky
"id": "kas1019070724",
"linkid": "kaspersky",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "6/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'American companies, including '
'critical infrastructure sectors '
'like telecommunications, power, '
'and health care',
'industry': 'Cybersecurity',
'location': 'Global',
'name': 'Kaspersky',
'type': 'Private Company'}],
'description': 'The US government has banned Kaspersky from selling products '
'to new US-based customers and limits services to existing '
'customers amidst national security concerns. Allegations '
"suggest that the Russian government could use Kaspersky's "
'antivirus software to conduct espionage. This ban could '
'disrupt American companies, including critical infrastructure '
'sectors like telecommunications, power, and health care, '
'which use Kaspersky software for cybersecurity protection.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Potential disruption to American companies '
'in critical infrastructure sectors'},
'motivation': 'Espionage',
'threat_actor': 'Russian Government',
'title': 'US Government Bans Kaspersky Software',
'type': 'Espionage'}