Eugene Kaspersky
Russian specialist in the information security field
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| 2024 | The U.S. Commerce Department announced restrictions preventing Kaspersky from selling software within the United States or providing software updates. |
| June 2024 | Withdrew from the U.S. market following additional U.S. sanctions, replacing American users' software with UltraAV. |
| June 2023 | Reported a targeted cyberattack on senior staff's iPhones. |
| 2017 | Ranked #1,567 on Forbes 'Billionaires List' with a net worth of US$1.3 billion. |
| 2017 | Faced U.S. government software ban over alleged ties to the Russian government, which Kaspersky publicly denied. |
| May 2017 | NSA director Mike Rogers raised concerns to the US Senate Intelligence committee about potential risks of Kaspersky software allowing Russian intelligence services to conduct cyber operations. |
| 2015 | Received the Global High-Tech Award in Armenia. |
| 2015 | Eugene Kaspersky first appeared on the Forbes Billionaires List with a net worth of US$1 billion. |
| 2015 | Kaspersky and Kaspersky Lab discovered the Carbanak hacking group, which was identified as stealing money from banks, showcasing the company's expertise in cybersecurity threat detection. |
| August 2015 | Two former Kaspersky employees alleged that the company introduced modified files into the VirusTotal community anti-virus database to create false positives against competitor software. |
| March 2015 | Bloomberg published an article highlighting an increasing number of Kaspersky Lab executive staff with previous work in Russian military and intelligence agencies. |
| 2012 | Recognized as Technology Hero of the Year by V3 and selected as one of the Top-100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy Magazine. |
| 2012 | Kaspersky Lab reportedly changed course, with high-level managers leaving or being fired, and positions often filled by people with closer ties to Russian military or intelligence services. |
| 2012 | Announced plans to develop a secure operating system to protect critical infrastructure systems from online attacks. |
| 2012 | Kaspersky successfully defended against patent infringement claims from Information Protection and Authentication (IPAC), becoming the only company among 35 firms to take the case to court and win. |
| 2011 | Named Businessman of the Year by the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia. |
| 2011 | Kaspersky made a strategic decision against taking the company public, prioritizing long-term R&D investments over immediate financial gains, which led to high-level personnel departures. |
| April 21 2011 | Kaspersky's son Ivan, aged 20, was kidnapped for a $4.4 million ransom. Kaspersky worked with the FSB and Russian police to trace the kidnappers, successfully rescue his son, and arrest many of the perpetrators. |
| 2010 | Eugene Kaspersky received CEO of the Year award from SC Magazine Europe and Lifetime Achievement Award from Virus Bulletin. |
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