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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Security entrepreneur Kaspersky's son missing in Russia

By Galen Moore

The son of Russian anti-virus software entrepreneur Yevgeny “Eugene” Kaspersky is missing in Moscow and may have been kidnapped, Russian media report.

A competitor to larger firms like McAfee and Symantec, Kaspersky Lab ZAO has its headquarters for the Americas in Woburn. Global headquarters are in Moscow.

According to the BBC, Russian news media report Russian police and secret service have been looking for 20-year-old Ivan Kaspersky since Tuesday.  The BBC report cited Russian news website Life News. According to the Life News report, the younger Kaspersky was kidnapped, and his abducters are demanding 3 million euros ($4.3 million) for his safe return.

A local company technology PR specialist said via email that Kaspersky Lab does not have any information on the matter.

 

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