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The National Security Council and Treasury Department are at loggerheads over whether Moscow-based cybersecurity giant Kaspersky should be sanctioned following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Biden administration issued sanctions against six Russian technology companies for helping the country’s intelligence agencies carry out malicious cyber activities including the SolarWinds hack. The private and state-owned companies were accused Thursday by the U.S. Department of the Treasury of enabling the Russian Intelligence Services’ cyber activities. The six companies support the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Main Intelligence Directive (GRU) and Foreign Intelligence Ser...

Biden Admin Names 6 Russian Tech Firms Aiding Gov’t Hackers The six companies are accused by the U.S. Treasury Department of providing expertise, developing tools and infrastructure, and facilitating malicious cyberattacks on behalf of Russian Intelligence Services. By Michael Novinson April 15, 2021, 01:50 PM EDT The Biden administration issued sanctions against six Russian technology companies for helping the country’s intelligence agencies carry out mali...