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Re:Russian antivirus firm faked malware to harm rivals, say ... by mc32 on Friday August 14, 2015 @11:05AM (#10060478)
It's great that you read these things with some suspicion, but would you use the same suspicion when reading allegations against US or European companies?

And, their main development being done in Moscow, do you expect current employees to stick their heads up? There aren't a lot of protections for whistle blowers in Russia. I'm pretty sure they'd be declared traitors, if they did reveal something like this in a formal setting.

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Re:Russian antivirus firm faked malware to harm rivals, say ... by DickingAround on Friday August 14, 2015 @11:12AM (#10060528)
Yes, if they were in a similar position. You have to admit, Kaspersky lab has been making a lot of powerful enemies this last decade or so. With cyber-security as big of a deal as it is now, it's obvious that smear campaigns would be on the table of options. (That said, how would I know, they could have done this. But I'll argue the paranoia is strongly warranted.)
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Re:Russian antivirus firm faked malware to harm rivals, say ... by dbhattar on Friday August 14, 2015 @11:32AM (#10060674)
When a report comes out purely based some unnamed sources without any hard evidence, I am always suspicious irrespective of whether it is about US, European, Russian companies.
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Re:Russian antivirus firm faked malware to harm rivals, say ... by mdekkers on Friday August 14, 2015 @11:14AM (#10060547)
I, for one, would, yes.
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Re:Russian antivirus firm faked malware to harm rivals, say ... by Demiurge on Friday August 14, 2015 @11:10AM (#10060517)
How would you read them if they were coming from a Russian news source?
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Re:Russian antivirus firm faked malware to harm rivals, say ... by mc32 on Friday August 14, 2015 @11:14AM (#10060548)
Always question sources... Don't just question those you don't agree with or the top dog. Question your supporters, their motives, question the under dog too, the under dog is the most likely to take advantage of sympathies.
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Re:Russian antivirus firm faked malware to harm rivals, say ... by pidg on Friday August 14, 2015 @11:10AM (#10060518)
Why would they? The context is different.
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