Amid calls to remove the company out of the government, the FBI has been telling private sector companies that Kaspersky is an unacceptable threat to national security.

The incident highlights how a hacker can stoke fears of a corporate breach to negatively affect the stock price of a specific, targeted company.

Marcus Hutchins, 23, was arrested for his alleged role in creating the Kronos banking trojan.

Associates of Christopher Wray who spoke to him in recent weeks say they expect him to build on many of the same priorities that James Comey was known for.

Hackers created a website where people can access the reportedly stolen files. The FBI and Mandiant are now involved.

The probe includes the threat of a current intelligence community employee being connected to the Shadow Brokers, who have leaked NSA tools over the past year.