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Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Watcdog (FAS) has filed a lawsuit against US technology giant Apple following a lawsuit by Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab regarding Apple's actions in the market for applications for its iOS operating system, according to a news release from the agency, TASS and Reuters quoted.

Russian anti-virus software firm Kaspersky Lab, which is suspected by U.S. authorities of helping the Kremlin’s espionage efforts, said on May 15 it was moving its core infrastructure and operations to Switzerland.

Moscow-based anti-virus company Kaspersky Lab sued the Trump administration in U.S. federal court on Dec. 18, arguing that the American government has deprived it of due process rights by banning its software from U.S. government agencies.

Britain’s cybersecurity agency has told government departments not to use antivirus software from Moscow-based firm Kaspersky Lab amid concerns about Russian snooping.

Israeli spies observed Russian government hackers in real time as they scoured computers around the world for the codenames of US intelligence programs, The New York Times reported Tuesday night.

Israeli intelligence officials spying on Russian government hackers found they were using Kaspersky Lab antivirus software that is also used by 400 million people globally, including U.S. government agencies, according to media reports on Tuesday, Reuters reports

Russian programmer Evgeni Kaspersky, who is a leading global information security specialist, will have to give testimony to US congressmen in the coming days to answer questions about the security of the company's "Kaspersky Lab" anti-virus program, reports Focus.

The U.S. government banned the use of Kaspersky security software in federal offices on Sept. 13, saying the Russian company has risky ties to Russian intelligence that threaten U.S. national security.

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke ordered all government offices to remove and replace any of the company's popular anti-hacker software in use within 90 days.

Russian cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab has filed a lawsuit against US software giant Microsoft over alleged abuse of its dominant position and unfair competition in the market of operation systems in the EU.

The Russian company applied to the European Commission and Germany's Federal Cartel Office.

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The source for WannaCry ransomware, which has spread to 150 countries, may be Pyongyang or those trying to frame it, security analysts say, pointing to code similarities between the virus and a malware attributed to alleged hackers from North Korea.