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US considers enforcement action against Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab

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The news emerged as Microsoft agreed to pay over $3m in fines relating to violations of sanctions and export controls involving Russia and Ukraine.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) is considering sanctions against Kaspersky Lab “weighing an enforcement action under its online-security rules”, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Sources said this could be a test case for future actions against Chinese-controlled technologies, namely TikTok.

The cybersecurity company has been under suspicion