{"id":2412,"date":"2022-03-27T15:13:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T15:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/27\/fcc-adds-kaspersky-to-its-list-of-national-security-threats\/"},"modified":"2022-03-27T15:13:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T15:13:20","slug":"fcc-adds-kaspersky-to-its-list-of-national-security-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/27\/fcc-adds-kaspersky-to-its-list-of-national-security-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC adds Kaspersky to its list of national security threats"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/26\/22997532\/fcc-kaspersky-list-national-security-threats-huawei-zte<\/a>
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The US Federal Communications Commission has added Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab to its list of entities<\/a> that pose an \u201cunacceptable risk to US national security,\u201d according to a report from Bloomberg<\/em><\/a>. This is the first time a Russian company has been added to the list, which is otherwise made up of Chinese companies, like Huawei and ZTE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Businesses in the US are barred from using federal subsidies provided through the FCC\u2019s Universal Service Fund to purchase any products or services from the companies on the list. In addition to Kaspersky, the FCC also added China Telecom and China Mobile International USA to its list on Friday.<\/p>\n

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