Kaspersky stops working with Europol

Stefan Mileschin · 15th June 2018, 13:38

European Parliament says its software is malicious

Kaspersky Lab announced it was temporarily halting its cooperation with Europol following the voting of a controversial motion in the European Parliament.

The Russian antivirus vendor will stop working on the NoMoreRansom project that provided free ransomware decrypters for ransomware victims.

The company's decision comes after the EU Parliament voted a controversial motion that mentions explicitly Kaspersky as "confirmed as malicious" software and urges EU states to ban it as part of a joint EU cyber defence strategy.

The EU did not present any evidence for its assessment that Kaspersky is malicious, but even answered user questions claiming it has no proof.

The motion is just an EU policy and has no legislative power, but it is still an official document. Kaspersky software has been previously banned from Government systems in the US, UK, Netherlands, and Lithuania.

https://fudzilla.com/news/46551-kasp...g-with-europol

15th June 2018, 13:38	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,462	Kaspersky stops working with Europol European Parliament says its software is malicious Kaspersky Lab announced it was temporarily halting its cooperation with Europol following the voting of a controversial motion in the European Parliament. The Russian antivirus vendor will stop working on the NoMoreRansom project that provided free ransomware decrypters for ransomware victims. The company's decision comes after the EU Parliament voted a controversial motion that mentions explicitly Kaspersky as "confirmed as malicious" software and urges EU states to ban it as part of a joint EU cyber defence strategy. The EU did not present any evidence for its assessment that Kaspersky is malicious, but even answered user questions claiming it has no proof. The motion is just an EU policy and has no legislative power, but it is still an official document. Kaspersky software has been previously banned from Government systems in the US, UK, Netherlands, and Lithuania. https://fudzilla.com/news/46551-kasp...g-with-europol

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