May ban Americans from using the software altogetherThe Biden administration stepped up an investigation into Russian antivirus software maker Kaspersky Labs amid heightened fears of Russian cyberattacks after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine.Discuss
Reuters writes about this, citing three people familiar with the issue. The US presidential administration fears that the Kremlin may use anti-virus software that has privileged access to computer systems to steal sensitive information from US PCs.
US regulators have already banned the federal the government to use Kaspersky Lab software and could eventually force the company to take steps to mitigate the risks associated with its products or ban Americans from using them altogether.