Why U.S. Officials Are Worried About This Russian Cybersecurity Firm

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(Bloomberg) -- Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab's software is everywhere in the U.S., keeping ordinary consumers as well as banks and power plants safe from cyber attacks. But some within the U.S. government are getting worried about the Russian company's connections with its own government, questioning whether Kaspersky Lab can be trusted to safeguard key parts of the U.S. digital infrastructure. This week, Bloomberg Technology's Jordan Robertson reveals details from his investigation outlining Kaspersky Lab's connections with the Kremlin. Jordan will also play clips of a conversation with the company's founder Eugene Kaspersky that have never been aired before.

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To contact the authors of this story: Jordan Robertson in Washington at jrobertson40@bloomberg.net, Aki Ito in San Francisco at aito16@bloomberg.net.