Tag: Kaspersky

Some Americans are still using Kaspersky’s antivirus despite U.S. government ban

At the end of September, Kaspersky forcibly uninstalled and replaced itself with a new antivirus called UltraAV on the computers of around a...

Kaspersky says it’s closing down its UK office and laying off dozens

Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky is shutting down its office in the United Kingdom and laying off its staff, just three months after the...

Kaspersky defends force-replacing its security software without users’ explicit consent

Earlier this week, some U.S. customers of Kaspersky’s antivirus were surprised to find out that the Russian-made software disappeared from their computers and...

Some Kaspersky customers receive surprise forced-update to new antivirus software

Customers of Kaspersky antivirus in the United States found out in the last few days that their cybersecurity software was automatically replaced with...

Kaspersky to shut down US operations, lay off employees after US government ban

Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky will lay off dozens of staff and leave the U.S. market following a U.S. government order in June banning...