Ivan Yevgenyevich Kaspersky (russian: Иван Евгеньевич Касперский) is the son of

Eugene Kaspersky Yevgeny Valentinovich Kaspersky (Russian: Евгений Валентинович Касперский; born 4 October 1965) is a Russian cybersecurity expert and the CEO of Kaspersky Lab, an IT security company with 4,000 employees. He co-found ...

and Natalya Kaspersky, founders of the malware and anti-virus company Kaspersky. He is also a computer programmer. He is most famous for his kidnapping by a group of kidnappers who snatched Ivan on his way to a work experience. Ivan was held for $4.5 million ransom. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), working with the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Moscow Police, combined forces with

Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Lab (; Russian: Лаборатория Касперского, tr. ''Laboratoriya Kasperskogo'') is a Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider headquartered in Moscow, Russia, and operated by a holding company i ...

’s own security personnel. Together they managed to track down where Ivan was being held and take him back. At an interview Eugene said that no ransom was paid.

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