CYBER-SECURITY EXPERT FACES BRIBERY, TREASON CHARGES

The manager responsible for investigating hacking attacks at Russia’s biggest private cyber-security firm has been arrested amid allegations of bribery and treason involving senior intelligence officers.

Kaspersky Lab, a worldleading cyber-security firm based in Moscow, confirmed on Wednesday the arrest of Ruslan Stoyanov, the head of its computer incidents investigations team. “The case does not involve Kaspersky Lab. This employee is under investigation for a period predating his employment at Kaspersky Lab,” the company said.

Russian media said Stoyanov had been held in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, the detention facility used by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), since December.