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Kaspersky Explains Why They Won't Say Who Hacked Them

Posted by timothy on from the oh-that-rings-true dept.

New submitter ChannelGonzo writes: Larry Walsh at Channelnomics scores the scoop in a Q&A with Kaspersky's Chris Doggett who says it's not the Russian security company's job to figure out who is responsible for a sophisticated cyber attack on its corporate network over the past few months. "We believe that to go beyond our area of expertise and speculate on the possible sources of attacks is not in the best interest of our customers," Doggett said.

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  1. Re:Sorry what is their area of expertise by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Informative

    A: Not ticking off Putin.

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  2. Re:NSA by evilrip · · Score: 3, Informative

    Plenty to gain; Kaspersky is installed all over parts of the world that in high interest and these did find stuxnet out. Probably they decided it was better to use them as access vector instead of a worm that could spin out of control.

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