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Alexander Sychev Group-IB

Alexander Sychev

Senior Specialist of High Tech Crime Investigation Department

Awards and recognitions

GIB Star Achievement coin

GIB STAR challenge coin – For significant achievements, large-scale projects, and developing new lines of business throughout the year

cardbroken achievement coin

Cardbroken challenge coin

mammoth achievement coin

Mammoths’ defenders challenge coin

Syrok achievement coin

Syrok challenge coin

Blog posts by Alexander Sychev

Scam & Phishing
May 6, 2026
The Architecture of Deception: How a $187 Million Fraud Ecosystem Exploits Trust Across Australia and the United States
This blog examines how threat actors use deepfake impersonation and social media to manipulate real stocks, how a network of 208 connected fake investment platforms steals millions in cryptocurrency, and what a new approach to defence can do about it.
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Threat Intelligence
April 18, 2024
Phishy Business: Unraveling LabHost’s scam ecosystem
Group-IB takes part in a global operation to cripple Canadian Phishing-as-a-Service provider LabHost
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