The Policejní prezidium is the leadership of the Police of the Czech Republic, which directs its subordinate units. According to the server Forum24, in September 2026 it told all subordinate units to stop updating the Oxygen Forensics software and to wait for further information from the United States[2].
The Oxygen Forensics software case
Czech investigators use software from the company Oxygen Forensics, which makes it possible to access data from mobile phones and computers[1]. According to an investigation by US authorities, the company, which presents itself as an American technology firm based in Virginia, has direct links to Russia[1][3]. According to American investigators, the firm is owned by five Russians through a parent company based in Cyprus, the software was developed in Russia, and the company concealed these facts[2][3]. According to published documents from US investigators, the customers of the related Russian company MKO may have included the Russian Federal Security Service, the Russian Investigative Committee and the Russian Ministry of the Interior[2][3]. At the end of the previous week US investigators detained managers of Oxygen Forensics, according to Forum24 precisely for trying to conceal the true origin of the company and its products[2].
Reaction of the police presidium
Ondřej Moravčík, spokesperson of the police presidium, said of the case: “We have taken note of the steps taken by the US authorities in relation to Oxygen Forensics. In this connection we have also adopted the necessary preliminary measures, which we will not specify in any way given the manner in which the products of this company are used. At present we are awaiting official information from the American side, on the basis of which we will decide on further action.”[2][3]
Reaction of NÚKIB
The National Cyber and Information Security Agency did not provide specific information about the software when asked by the Czech News Agency[2]. The agency’s spokesperson Jakub Neščivera said: “As a general rule, such cases confirm the importance of supply-chain security. When assessing risks, it is important to evaluate not only the functionality of a given piece of software, but also who develops and manages it, in what environment, and what links they have.”[2][3]
Chronology
- — The Policejní prezidium ordered units to stop updating the Oxygen Forensics forensic software, whose development took place in Russia according to US authorities. → Deník N FORUM 24