“Kaspersky lab” responded to the accusations in the reading of customer data
The company “Kaspersky Lab” officially appealed to the international IT-company NovaStor with the requirement “immediately cease the dissemination of false information in marketing emails” on the reading data of the clients of the Laboratory. About this RBC reported in the Russian company.
Moreover, “Kaspersky Lab” has demanded to stop to use its trademarks, “especially with distortion, not to repeat such actions in the future.” The Russian company reminded that the use of trademarks is prohibited by European law, and each such violation may result in fine or compensation.
In “Kaspersky Lab” noted that the Executive Director of NovaStor, Stefan Utzinger apologized to her and said that he did not know about the content of the letters that were sent to his company. He promised that in the near future will deal with the situation and “will not tolerate violations of the rights of “Kaspersky Lab” in any aspect”.
The Russian company noted that it has demanded from NovaStor monetary compensation for spreading false information and violation of trademark rights. Lawyers from both companies will discuss the issue “in the near future,” reads the message, “Kaspersky Lab”.
Thursday, October 5, RBC reported that NovaStor sent out to their potential customers and partners in Europe e-letter in which he warned of the dangers of using the products of Russian companies-competitors, namely the “Kaspersky Lab”, Veeam and Acronis. “There is a danger that stored data will be read”, — stated in the letters.