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Manager at Top Russian Cybersecurity Firm Arrested

by VOA News

   The largest Russian cybersecurity company has confirmed that one of its
   top managers was arrested in December.

   The company confirmed a report published Wednesday by the newspaper
   [1]Kommersant that the head of its computer incidents investigations
   unit, Ruslan Stoyanov, was arrested last month along with a senior
   official of the Federal Security Service (FSB), Russia's main security
   agency.

   The newspaper reported that both men face treason charges.

   Kaspersky spokeswoman Maria Shirokova said in a statement that
   Stoyanov's arrest had nothing to do with the company and its
   operations.

   U.S. intelligence has accused Russia of intervening in last year's
   presidential election in the United States through a hacker attack,
   with the aim of harming Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton and
   helping the winner, President Donald Trump.

   Russia has denied the accusations.

   ^VOA's Russian service contributed to this report.

References

   1. http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3200840