Security News > 2022 > March > US says Kaspersky poses unacceptable risk to national security
The Federal Communications Commission added Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky to its Covered List, saying it poses unacceptable risks to U.S. national security.
Kaspersky services covered by this decision include information security products, solutions, and services supplied by Kaspersky or any linked companies, including subsidiaries or affiliates.
FCC's national security ban list was also expanded to include Chinese state-owned mobile service providers China Mobile International USA and China Telecom Americas.
"I am pleased that our national security agencies agreed with my assessment that China Mobile and China Telecom appeared to meet the threshold necessary to add these entities to our list," Carr said.
HackerOne's decision to disable the Kaspersky bug bounty program follows another blow received by the Russian company after Germany's Federal Office for Information Security, BSI, warned companies against using Kaspersky products.
Today's decision to designate Kaspersky as a national security threat follows previous decisions to ban and revoke China Unicom Americas' license over serious national security concerns in January 2022.
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