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Biden bans Kaspersky antivirus software in US over security concerns

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STIX ID: report--97e27348-805d-5821-97ec-721febb83f21

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Date Published: 2024-06-20

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Lawrence Abrams

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The Biden administration announced a nationwide ban on Kaspersky antivirus products and services for U.S. persons, prohibiting new agreements as of July 20, 2024, and blocking software updates and Kaspersky Security Network operations after September 29, 2024; BIS also added multiple Kaspersky entities to the Entity List, while Kaspersky denied security risks, emphasized its transparency measures, and warned the move will disrupt customers and hinder international cyber defense collaboration.

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