Group-IB
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Cybersecurity |
Founded | 2003 |
Headquarters | Singapore |
Number of locations | Singapore, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Uzbekistan. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Dmitry Volkov (CEO) |
Services | Brand Protection, Threat Intelligence, Behavioral biometrics in combination with cybersecurity, Information Security |
Number of employees | 250+ |
Website | Official Website |
Group-IB (established in 2003) is a cybersecurity company headquartered in Singapore.
History
[edit]Group-IB was founded in 2003 by Ilya Sachkov and Dmitry Volkov in Russia. Six years later the firm moved to Singapore.[1] In July 2020, it received funding from the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore by venture capital firm TNB Ventures.[2]
In September 2021, its co-founder and then CEO, Ilya Sachkov was detained by Russian authorities for treason and was later jailed for 14 years.[3][4] Consequently it was announced to split Russian and international business and finalized the split and sold the business in April 2023 handing over its interests to local management in Russia.[5][6]
Group-IB signed a MoU with AFRIPOL to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities in 2024 and extended their strategic partnership with Interpol at INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore.[7][8][9]
Investigations with law enforcement agencies
[edit]- It cooperated with Guardia di Finanza (GdF) as part of the operation No-vax free in 2021, the Italian police for financial crimes, in identifying the criminals trading in fake green passes of COVID-19 vaccines.[10]
- In 2022, the firm worked with the Dutch police in an operation to apprehend alleged members of a phishing group named Fraud Family.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Russian cyber titan Group-IB makes Singapore home". Channel Asia. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Group-IB Receives Funding from CSA". AiThority. 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Russia detains cyber-security tycoon Ilya Sachkov in treason case". 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Russian cybersecurity chief jailed for 14 years for treason". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Cyber firm Group-IB to split Russian, international businesses". Reuters. July 6, 2022.
- ^ Marrow, Alexander (April 20, 2023). "Cyber firm Group-IB finalizes Russia split to spur global ambitions". Reuters.
- ^ "INTERPOL and Group-IB extend strategic partnership to combat cybercrime worldwide - Defence & Security Middle East". Defence & Security Middle East. 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Cooperation AFRIPOL-GROUP IB to enhance cybersecurity across Africa - The AFRICAN Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation". 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "AFRIPOL signs MoU with Group-IB to focus on cybersecurity - Edge Middle East". Edge Middle East. 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Redazione (2023-04-20). "Group-IB lascia il mercato russo e continua lotta a cyber crime". CyberSecurity Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ Starks, Tim (2021-07-23). "Dutch police bust alleged 'Fraud Family' phishing service members". CyberScoop. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ Paganini, Pierluigi (2021-07-22). "Group-IB helps Dutch police identify members of phishing developer gang Fraud Family". Security Affairs. Retrieved 2024-03-10.