Oxygen Forensics, which supplied software to U.S. government agencies and Russia’s FSB, also worked with EU law enforcement

Oxygen Forensics, a Russian-American company that provided software to both U.S. government agencies and Russia's FSB, also collaborated with European Union law enforcement, according to recent reports. Documents reviewed by Politico revealed that Oxygen Forensics' software was utilized in at least two EU-funded projects focused on enhancing electronic data handling in criminal investigations.

The first project, EVIDENCE, ran from 2014 to 2016, while the second, INSPECTr, operated from 2019 until 2023. Oxygen Forensics software was integrated into these initiatives to aid in processing and sharing digital evidence. However, the company did not receive direct EU funding. Oxygen Forensics' surveillance software was even supplied to Moroccan authorities under an EU-funded program to bolster border security in the Maghreb.

Moreover, in December 2024, Hungary signed a contract with the company worth 10.14 million forints (27,000 euros) for software used by Hungarian police to extract and analyze data from mobile devices. Executives of Oxygen Forensics, including the CEO and chief technology officer, were recently arrested in the U.S. and the U.K. on allegations of concealing the company's Russian control and development.

Oxygen Forensics was founded in 2000 by Russian programmers Oleg Fyodorov and Oleg Davydov, with the company initially focusing on foreign markets before launching a Russian version of the product in 2007.