The list of companies threatening the United States also includes China Telecom (Americas) Corp and China Mobile International USA Inc.
The US Federal Communications Commission has added Kaspersky Lab to Russia's list of companies that pose a threat to national security . The relevant decision is published on the website of the department.
Kaspersky was formed by China Telecom (Americas) Corp and China Mobile International USA Inc.
The commission called the decision strengthening “American communications networks against threats to national security.”
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Earlier, US authorities accused Kaspersky Lab of links with Russian intelligence services. The British secret services suspected that Kaspersky Lab's antivirus could be used to gather user information for the benefit of Russian special services. Kaspersky Lab denied any ties to the Russian secret services. In 2017, after an incident with copying NSA documents , US authorities were banned from using Kaspersky Lab's antivirus.
