{
  "id": 15657193,
  "title": "Kaspersky's VPN and password manager went dark for days worldwide — and the timing has raised awkward questions about Russia's drone-hit data centers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/kasperskys-vpn-and-password-manager-went-dark-for-days-worldwide-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T20:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/kasperskys-vpn-and-password-manager-went-dark-for-days-worldwide-and-the-timing-has-raised-awkward-questions-about-russias-drone-hit-data-centers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Between October 11 and October 14, Kaspersky's VPN, password manager, Safe Kids, and My Kaspersky portal all experienced widespread outages, lasting roughly four days. The outage began shortly after Ukrainian drones targeted Yandex's Vladimir data center, but no direct link has been established between the two incidents. Initially, a viral post claimed Kaspersky was \"practically dead,\" but that was incorrect regarding database updates, password access, and geographical scope. Users worldwide were unable to use Kaspersky's VPN, password manager, Safe Kids, or My Kaspersky account portal during this period. The company claimed technical issues were the cause, but the timing of the outages has raised questions about the potential impact of Russia's drone strikes on Kaspersky's data centers.",
  "summary": "Kaspersky outage began within hours of Ukrainian drones shutting down a third Yandex data center, but no link has been confirmed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}