Ukuk and Group-IB Strengthen Cooperation to Enhance the National Cyber Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic

Group-IB, a leading creator of cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime, today highlighted the ongoing cooperation between Group-IB and the State Institution Ukuk, under the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Kyrgyz Republic.

This partnership, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding signed earlier, continues to facilitate joint work aimed at strengthening the country’s cyber resilience and  enhancing national protection against advanced cyber threats and emerging fraud schemes. As part of Group-IB’s broader program of cooperation with national cyber defense bodies across Central Asia, this initiative represents another important step toward enhancing cybersecurity at a national level and protecting critical government infrastructure.

Under the previously signed MoU, both parties established a formal framework for information exchange, joint analytical activities, expert consultations, and collaboration on emerging cyber threats. Both parties are now cooperating on identifying key cybersecurity challenges facing government institutions in Kyrgyzstan and exploring how Group-IB’s technologies – including Threat Intelligence, Digital Forensics, Incident Response, and Fraud Protection – can support the country’s long-term digital security objectives.

As part of this continued cooperation, Group-IB and Ukuk recently conducted a joint investigation into the APT group Bloody Wolf, which targeted government institutions through spear-phishing campaigns. The findings are published here.

“Our recent joint analysis with Ukuk on the Bloody Wolf campaign shows how localized lures, custom loaders, and remote-access tools are being used to target institutions across Central Asia. This kind of investigation is only possible when global expertise and local intelligence come together. By deepening our cooperation, we strengthen Kyrgyzstan’s ability to expose threat actors and protect its national digital infrastructure.”

Dmitry Volkov

CEO of Group-IB

About Group-IB

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Singapore, Group-IB is a leading creator of cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime. Combating cybercrime is in the company’s DNA, shaping its technological capabilities to defend businesses, citizens, and support law enforcement operations.

Group-IB’s Digital Crime Resistance Centers (DCRCs) are located in the Middle East, Europe, Central Asia, and Asia-Pacific to help critically analyze and promptly mitigate regional and country-specific threats. These mission-critical units help Group-IB strengthen its contribution to global cybercrime prevention and continually expand its threat-hunting capabilities.

Group-IB’s decentralized and autonomous operational structure helps it offer tailored, comprehensive support services with a high level of expertise. We map and mitigate adversaries’ tactics in each region, delivering customized cybersecurity solutions tailored to risk profiles and requirements of various industries, including retail, healthcare, gambling, financial services, manufacturing, crypto, and more.

The company’s global security leaders work in synergy with some of the industry’s most advanced technologies to offer detection and response capabilities that eliminate cyber disruptions agilely.

Group-IB’s Unified Risk Platform (URP) underpins its conviction to build a secure and trusted cyber environment by utilizing intelligence-driven technology and agile expertise that completely detects and defends against all nuances of digital crime. The platform proactively protects organizations’ critical infrastructure from sophisticated attacks while continuously analyzing potentially dangerous behavior all over their network.

The comprehensive suite includes the world’s most trusted Threat Intelligence, The most complete Fraud Protection, AI-powered Digital Risk Protection, Multi-layered protection with Managed Extended Detection and Response (XDR), All-infrastructure Business Email Protection, and External Attack Surface Management.

Furthermore, Group-IB’s full-cycle incident response and investigation capabilities have consistently elevated industry standards. This includes the 77,000+ hours of cybersecurity incident response completed by our sector-leading DFIR Laboratory, more than 1,400 successful investigations completed by the High-Tech Crime Investigations Department, and round-the-clock efforts of CERT-GIB.

Time and again, its solutions and services have been revered by leading advisory and analyst agencies such as Aite Novarica, Gartner®, Forrester, Frost & Sullivan, KuppingerCole Analysts AG, and more.

Being an active partner in global investigations, Group-IB collaborates with international law enforcement organizations such as INTERPOL, EUROPOL and AFRIPOL to create a safer cyberspace. Group-IB is also a member of the Europol European Cybercrime Centre’s (EC3) Advisory Group on Internet Security, which was created to foster closer cooperation between Europol and its leading non-law enforcement partners.