DoJ: Uncle Sam bought forensics software from same Russian op supplying FSB
The US Department of Justice has charged Oxygen Forensics and CEO Lee Reiber with concealing the company's Russian ownership: it sold digital forensics tools to the Department of War and DHS while development was done in Russia, and the same software was sold under other names to the FSB and Russian MVD. Reiber and Russian national Oleg Davydov were arrested and face up to 20 years.
- Oxygen Forensics sold tools to the Department of War, HSI, DHS OIG and NCFI
- Five Russian nationals controlled the firm via a Cyprus holding company
- Software was built in Russia and sold under other names to the FSB and MVD
- CEO Lee Reiber and Oleg Davydov arrested; 57 domains seized
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