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Given that https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-cia-fake-vacc... happened as well, this allegation is sadly unsurprising and probably true.

Can Kaspersky Lab sue the CIA / the US government for hurting their reputation / business in this manner?

Sure they can try... Chance of winning in a USA court.. near zero. Chance of winning in a foreign court, high, but they'd never get the payout.

Suing the CIA is like trying to get revenge on a table saw for cutting your finger off by punching feeding the rest of your arm into it.