U.S. arrests executives of Oxygen Forensics after company supplied smartphone-access tools to both ICE and the FSB
U.S. authorities have accused executives of Oxygen Forensics, a company that sold software to the Pentagon and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), of concealing that the company was controlled by Russian citizens and that its software was developed in Russia. CEO Lee Reiber and Chief Technology Officer Oleg Davydov were arrested in connection with the case. The Insider was able to confirm…
U.S. authorities have arrested two executives of Oxygen Forensics, a company that sold software to both the FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Lee Reiber, the CEO, and Oleg Davydov, the Chief Technology Officer, were apprehended in Idaho and London, respectively. Prosecutors allege that Oxygen Forensics concealed its Russian ownership and that its software was developed in Russia.
The company provided software capable of accessing locked phones to both U.S. law enforcement agencies and Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). This software was used to extract data from journalist Alsu Kurmasheva's iPhone. Oxygen Forensics was founded in 2013 by Russian citizens Oleg Davydov and Oleg Fyodorov, who owned stakes in or managed the company through a Cyprus-registered holding company.
The software enables the extraction of data from digital devices while preserving the original files. Oxygen Forensics executives concealed this information in 2022, and Reiber was appointed CEO, president, and chairman of the board later that year. The software is used to recover, preserve, and analyze electronic data from digital devices while maintaining the original files in an unchanged state.
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