Best Buy stops sale of Russia-based Kaspersky products

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

#TECHNOLOGY NEWS SEPTEMBER 8, 2017 / 5:26 PM / UPDATED 8 HOURS AGO

Best Buy stops sale of Russia-based Kaspersky products

Reuters Staff
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(Reuters) - Best Buy Co, the No.1 U.S. electronics retailer, is pulling Kaspersky Lab’s cyber security products from its shelves and website, amid concerns that the Moscow-based firm may be vulnerable to Russian government influence.

Best Buy felt there were "too many unanswered questions" and so decided to discontinue selling the antivirus products, said U.S. newspaper StarTribune, which first reported the retailer's decision, citing a source familiar with the matter. (strib.mn/2eLGd5h)

A Best Buy spokeswoman confirmed the report but declined to provide further details.

A U.S. Congressional panel had asked government agencies to share documents on the cyber security firm, saying its products could be used to carry out “nefarious activities against the United States”, Reuters reported in July

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[dalton99a]

1. About damn time

[ATL Ebony]

2. Good news. I used their software a little over 5 yrs ago

until I noticed some fishy stuff going on. Since then I always remove any preinstalled software/trials and ensure it's never on any of my devices before ever connecting to the web.

[The_REAL_Ecumenist]

3. What the heck took them so long...

I NEVER liked NOR used Kaspersky antivirus because I observed so many funny issues that people who used it had.