Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky will lay off dozens of staff and leave the U.S. market following a U.S. government order in June banning the sale of the company's software, citing security risks.
Kaspersky said it will "gradually wind down” its U.S. operations beginning July 20, when the ban comes into effect, adding that its U.S. business is "no longer viable."
Independent journalist Kim Zetter first broke the news on Monday of the company shutting down its stateside business. Zetter said the number of employees affected by the layoffs is "less than 50" in the United States.
Kaspersky spokesperson Sawyer VanHorn confirmed the company's statement and layoffs to TechCrunch in an email Tuesday. The spokesperson was also part of the layoffs, said VanHorn.
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