Working Together with Law-Enforcement Agencies to Combat Crime, Maintaining Cyberspace Security

Combating Cybercrimes Is the Unshrinking Responsibility of Cybersecurity Leaders

Cybercrimes come in multiple forms, such as malware attacks, phishing, distributed DOS attacks, ransomware, all of which harm the interests of network users. In 2023, Kaspersky's detection systems detected an average of 411,000 samples of malware per day.

As a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions, Kaspersky is committed to providing comprehensive and effective cybersecurity protection to global users with its innovative technologies and services. Given the complex and covert nature of cybercrimes, they cannot be tackled through technical means alone. Kaspersky therefore actively cooperates with law enforcement agencies around the world to build a cybersecurity line of defense.

Kaspersky's capabilities and concepts have been recognized by law enforcement agencies in many countries and regions around the world. Since 2014, Kaspersky has signed long-standing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with INTERPOL and European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPOL), whom Kaspersky assists in investigations and countermeasures to disrupt cybercriminals. Within Asia-Pacific, Kaspersky has been given awards for being part of the Singapore Police Force's (SPF) Alliance of Public PrivAte Cybercrime sTakeholders (APPACT), and was recently appointed as a member of the Hong Kong Police Force Cyber Security Action Task Force.

Providing Resources Based on Leading-Edge Technology and Leveraging Our Strengths

In its cooperation with law enforcement agencies, Kaspersky can leverage its strengths and provide valuable resources, including sending senior malware analysts to share the latest research findings and threat intelligence data on the latest cybercrimes. These analysts can also conduct a range of training courses for law enforcement agencies to share expertise in malware analysis, digital forensics, and financial threat research. Kaspersky has also collaborated with law enforcement agencies to develop decryption tools to help ransomware victims get back encrypted data without having to pay a ransom.

In the 10 years since its cooperation with the first law enforcement agency in 2014, Kaspersky has been highly acclaimed for its resources, efforts to improve the professional capabilities of law enforcement agencies, and achievement of tangible outcomes in combatting cybercrimes.

Significant Results in Combating Cybercrimes by Collaborating with Law Enforcement Agencies

By the end of 2023, the "No More Ransom" Initiative, which Kaspersky co-founded with EUROPOL, the Netherlands Police and other partners, had generated more than 360,000 downloads of Kaspersky's decryption tools over a seven-year period, helping nearly 2 million victims decrypt their devices and save them from ransomware.

In September 2023, during INTERPOL's second operation to combat the surge in cybercrimes in Africa, Kaspersky provided threat intelligence data that enabled investigators to identify compromised infrastructure and arrest suspected cybercrime threat actors across the African region. The operation resulted in the arrest of 14 perpetrators and the identification of related network infrastructure that resulted in economic losses of more than US$40 million.

The list goes on. Kaspersky is also constantly expanding cooperation with more regional law enforcement agencies to achieve more with partners in combating cybercrimes!