Group-IB
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Cybercrime |
| Founded | Moscow, Russia |
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Group-IB is a cybersecurity company founded in 2003 in Moscow. In 2023, it split into two companies with a branch remaining in Moscow branded F.A.C.C.T. Group-IB and a branch in Singapore.[1]
History
[edit]Group-IB was founded in 2003 by Ilya Sachkov and Dmitry Volkov in Russia. The company moved to Singapore in 2019.[2] In July 2020, it received funding from the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore through venture capital firm TNB Ventures.[3]
It cooperated with Guardia di Finanza (GdF) as part of the operation No-vax free in 2021 to identify criminals trading in fake COVID-19 green passes.[4]
In September 2021, Ilya Sachkov, its co-founder and CEO, was detained by Russian authorities for treason.[5] He was sentenced to 14 years in prison.[6] The Russian and international business were later split with the business sold in April 2023 to Russian management to be branded FACCT.[7][8] FACCT would market Group-IB products and services while being a separate entity allowing Group-IB to not directly have a presence.[9] Ilya Sachkov maintains his involvement in the Russian business.[10]
In 2022, the firm worked with the Dutch police in an operation to apprehend alleged members of a phishing group.[11][12] In 2023, the company split with a headquarters in Singapore and in Moscow.[1] In December 2023, the Moscow office discovered that a hacking group was targeting Russian companies with a war-related phishing attack.[13]
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.[14][15][16]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Page, Carly (2023-11-01). "With its exit from Russia complete, Group-IB plans its US expansion". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "Russian cyber titan Group-IB makes Singapore home". Channel Asia. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ Desk, AIT News (2020-07-30). "Group-IB Receives Funding from CSA". AiThority. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Redazione (2023-04-20). "Group-IB lascia il mercato russo e continua lotta a cyber crime". CyberSecurity Italia (in Italian). 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.
- ^ https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/29/russian_facct_employee_extradiation/
- ^ "F.A.S.S.T. created the Cybersecurity Center". TAdviser.ru. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cyber-espionage group Cloud Atlas targets Russian companies with war-related phishing attacks". therecord.media. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "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.