9 Facts About Kaspersky Lab

1. In June 2016 Kaspersky Lab helped uncover a Russian hacking group, leading to 50 arrests.

2. In 2016, Kaspersky Lab uncovered the Poseidon Group, which would infiltrate corporations with malware using phishing emails, then get hired by the same company as a security firm to correct the problem.

3. In 2016, Kaspersky Lab discovered a zero day vulnerability in Microsoft Silverlight.

4. In 2015, Kaspersky Lab identified a highly sophisticated threat actor that it called "The Equation Group".

5. In November 2014, Symantec and Kaspersky Lab authored papers that contained the first disclosure of malicious software named Regin.

6. In February 2014, Kaspersky Lab identified the malware Mask, which infected 380 organizations in 31 countries.

7. In May 2012, Kaspersky Lab identified the malware Flame, which a researcher described as potentially "the most sophisticated cyber weapon yet unleashed.

8. On his personal blog, Eugene Kaspersky Lab compared the accusations to unsubstantiated conspiracy theories.

9. In 2014, Kaspersky Lab signed a distribution deal with Ingram Micro, which significantly expanded its reseller program.