• Kaspersky uncovered iOS vulnerabilities in ‘Operation Triangulation’, reported to Apple, but was refused bounty payment
  • Apple’s Security Bounty Program offers rewards up to $1 million for discovering vulnerabilities to prevent them from being sold on the dark web
  • Apple’s refusal to pay Kaspersky could be due to restrictions on financial transactions with companies in sanctioned countries like Russia.
  • cbarrick@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Apple Security Bounty awards may not be paid to you if you are in any U.S. embargoed countries or on the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals, the U.S. Department of Commerce Denied Person’s List or Entity List, or any other restricted party lists.

    Kaspersky can whine all they want. Russia is embargoed. They’re not getting their money.

    Kaspersky is a good company doing good work in the cyber security space. Unfortunately, because of the embargo, they may have to turn to the black market to sell future exploits. Or maybe not; I’m not totally sure what kind of ethical standards they have.

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    4 months ago

    “Apple refuses to send money to security company inside of embargoed country, to maintain compliance with USA law.”

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    This is not really a story, is it.

    I worked for an Australian company, that was bought by an American company. Instantly we were required to do business as per American law, such as embargo’s. We lost many customers (businesses) that honestly had nothing to do with the actual reason for the embargos. For example Iran has an American embargo because of nuclear refinement, but we just wanted to sell “knives and forks” to them. Nope - they might use those forks in their refinement centrifuges… This is what happens (but also why embargos work).

    Kaspersky is Russian owned, so the hacks were discovered by Russian [whitehat] hackers. I’ll bet that Apple had no ability to do “business” with the company, even if it wanted to, since Russia is currently under embargo due to the Ukraine conflict.

    Now if Kaspersky spent time undermining it’s own failure of a government, and putting an end to its dictatorship, things would probably work out better for everyone in Russia.

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      Is that the case though. You can buy a copy of Kaspersky anti virus right now if you live in the US. They have a US office. You can legally send them money.

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        Or put the money in escrow pending resolution of the embargo … This is, I think, the easiest, most responsible solution to show good faith

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      but also why embargos work

      Ah yes Iran is falling due to lack of forks. \s

      I’m pretty sure the politicians and rich people in Iran are fine. Embargos “work” (if at all) by violently punishing the poor.

      Now if Kaspersky spent time undermining it’s own failure of a government, and putting an end to its dictatorship

      Do you ask the same of american corporations?

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      No, Russia fucked Kaspersky on this by invading Ukraine.

      To be blunt, your spelling is atrocious even if you are not a native english speaker.

      Propaganda fueled alligator tears, cognitive dissonance, or just looney tunes bullshit?

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        This is why I shouldnt comment when angry… You will say dumb shit you will reget later. So yes, looney tunes bullshit.

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        No, Apple fucked themselves because one of the largest security firms now has much less incentive to work white hat.

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          It’s just more manufactured outrage. There’s enough reasons to take issue with Apple, this is not the example to use.