MOSCOW – Kaspersky Lab has denied that its products can be used to access secret data, since the products have no technical capacities of the kind, the company press service told Interfax on Oct. 11.
“Kaspersky Lab has never helped a single government in the world to conduct cyberespionage, and it would never do so. No matter what some reports may wrongfully say, company products do not have any undisclosed capacities, such as backdoors,” the press service said.
“That would be illegal and contravene our principles,” it said.
“Kaspersky Lab has nothing to do with the situation described by The New York Times and other media outlets and has no knowledge of it,” it said.
“The reliability and security of our products are fundamental to the company’s business. This is why we rapidly eliminate any vulnerabilities we discover on our own or are informed about,” the press service said.
Kaspersky Lab reiterated its readiness to cooperate with United States authorities and answer any questions about its products and internal procedures.
“We will be very grateful for any relevant and verifiable information that could help our internal investigation. Kaspersky Lab is certain it can refute every allegation with arguments this way,” the press service said.
According to The New York Times, Israeli security-service officers breached Kaspersky Lab’s internal network and discovered evidence of unauthorized access to the data of the U.S. National Security Agency. Israel shared this information with the U.S., which led to a ban on using Kaspersky Lab products in U.S. government agencies, the newspaper said.
