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title: Kaspersky's Tweets After NSA Hacking Allegations
description: Eugene Kaspersky defends his company against NSA hacking allegations in a detailed rebuttal and a series of tweets.
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# [Kaspersky's Tweets After NSA Hacking Allegations](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/kasperskys-tweets-nsa-hacking)

 Written by [SecureWorld News Team](https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/author/secureworld-news-team) | Fri | Oct 6, 2017 | 6:18 PM Z

Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that an NSA Contractor using Kaspersky anti-virus on his home computer was breached by hackers with ties to the Kremlin.

The story alleges sensitive defense information he'd placed on his home computer was taken and that [the gateway was the Kaspersky product](https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-hackers-stole-nsa-data-on-u-s-cyber-defense-1507222108).

If true, was this because Kaspersky is tied to the Kremlin, as some allege?

Or did it happend because there was a security hole in 2015 when the breach happened. The type of hole that companies are constantly detecting and patching.

### **Kaspersky responds to NSA hacking allegations**

Eugene Kaspersky, Chairman and CEO of Kaspersky Lab, posted a [detailed rebuttal to the article](https://eugene.kaspersky.com/2017/10/05/we-aggressively-protect-our-users-and-were-proud-of-it/). It's certainly worth a read.

He also took to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/e_kaspersky?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bankinfosecurity.com%2Freport-nsa-secrets-stolen-from-computer-using-kaspersky-software-a-10359) to respond and was re-tweeting those who have the same questions and views he does. Here are some of the more interesting Kaspersky tweets during the last 24 hours:

*We'll update this SecureWorld story* *on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/106644/), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SecureWorldExpo), and [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/SecureWorldExpo?ref=tn_tnmn). *

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