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US bans sale of Kaspersky software citing security risk from Russia

by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
June 20, 2024
I.T. Today
3 min read

The U.S. government announced on Thursday that it is banning the sale of Kaspersky antivirus in the country, and is asking Americans who use the software to switch to a different provider. The Commerce Department’s…

US says Russian hackers stole federal government emails during Microsoft cyberattack

by Zack Whittaker
April 11, 2024
I.T. Today
3 min read

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that Russian government-backed hackers stole emails from several U.S. federal agencies as a result of an ongoing cyberattack at Microsoft. In a statement published Thursday, the…