Kaspersky helped uncover a Russian hacking group, leading to 50 arrests. Titanium In 2019, Kaspersky uncovered Titanium, a very advanced and insidious backdoor malware APT, developed by PLATINUM, a cybercrime collective. Kaspersky Lab reported the malware on November 8, 2019. Bans and allegations of Russian government ties Since 2015, Kaspersky was alleged to have close ties to the Russian government by various western media outlets, and finally the US government itself. In 2017, President Trump signed the legislation to ban software of Kaspersky on government computers. US government institutions were prohibited from buying and installing Kaspersky software on their computers and other devices. In 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the US government warned American businesses that the risk of using Kaspersky software had increased and the FCC added Kaspersky to its list of threats to U.S. national security. Kaspersky responded to the FCC’s move in a press release on its website, saying that the agency’s decision was “made on political grounds” in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and that the company “remains ready to cooperate with US government agencies to address the FCC’s and any other regulatory agency’s concerns.” See also Antivirus software Comparison of antivirus software Comparison of computer viruses Titanium (malware) Shaltai Boltai Vault 7 Notes References External links Cyber Threat Real-Time Map Log of cybersecurity discoveries Antivirus software Companies based in Moscow Computer security companies Information technology companies of Russia Computer security software companies Privately held companies of Russia Software companies established in 1997 Software companies of Russia Technology companies of Russia Russian brands 1997 establishments in Russia