But that doesn't seem to have been the case with Kaspersky. So what's their excuse? Other than being pro-surveillance that is:
For Prins, the reason is completely different.
"We didn't want to interfere with NSA/GCHQ operations," he told Mashable, explaining that everyone seemed to be waiting for someone else to disclose details of Regin first, not wanting to impede legitimate operations related to "global security."