FBI interviews employees of cybersecurity firm based in Russia: Report

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FBI agents visited the homes of more than a dozen people who work for Kaspersky Lab, a cybersecurity company based in Russia, to gather information about the company’s operations, according to a report.

The visits were part of a counter-intelligence inquiry the FBI is currently conducting, according to NBC News, and there is no indication the inquiry is tied to the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election currently being led by special counsel Robert Mueller.

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