Latest Sanctions news

U.S. sanctions Predator spyware operators for spying on Americans

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on two individuals and five entities linked to the development and distribution of the Predator commercial spyware used to target Americans, including government officials and journalists.
- Bill Toulas
- March 05, 2024
- 01:09 PM
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US, UK, Australia sanction REvil hacker behind Medibank data breach

The Australian government has announced sanctions for Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, a Russian national considered responsible for the 2022 Medibank hack and a member of the REvil ransomware group.
- Bill Toulas
- January 23, 2024
- 08:40 AM
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US govt sanctions North Korea’s Kimsuky hacking group

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned the North Korean-backed Kimsuky hacking group for stealing intelligence in support of the country's strategic goals.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 30, 2023
- 05:08 PM
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US seizes Sinbad crypto mixer used by North Korean Lazarus hackers

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned the Sinbad cryptocurrency mixing service for its use as a money-laundering tool by the North Korean Lazarus hacking group.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 29, 2023
- 11:49 AM
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Ukraine says it hacked Russian aviation agency, leaks data

Ukraine's intelligence service, operating under the Defense Ministry, claims they hacked Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency, 'Rosaviatsia,' to expose a purported collapse of Russia's aviation sector.
- Bill Toulas
- November 27, 2023
- 01:23 PM
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US sanctions Russian who laundered money for Ryuk ransomware affiliate

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Russian national Ekaterina Zhdanova for laundering millions in cryptocurrency for various individuals, including ransomware actors.
- Bill Toulas
- November 06, 2023
- 12:20 PM
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US and UK sanction 11 TrickBot and Conti cybercrime gang members

The USA and the United Kingdom have sanctioned eleven Russian nationals associated with the TrickBot and Conti ransomware cybercrime operations.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 07, 2023
- 10:27 AM
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US sanctions orgs behind North Korea’s ‘illicit’ IT worker army

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions today against four entities and one individual for their involvement in illicit IT worker schemes and cyberattacks generating revenue to finance North Korea's weapons development programs.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 23, 2023
- 12:38 PM
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Russian ransomware affiliate charged with attacks on critical infrastructure

The U.S. Justice Department has filed charges against a Russian citizen named Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka or Boriselcin) for involvement in three ransomware operations that targeted victims across the United States.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 16, 2023
- 11:57 AM
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U.S. and U.K. sanction TrickBot and Conti ransomware operation members

The United States and the United Kingdom have sanctioned seven Russian individuals for their involvement in the TrickBot cybercrime group, whose malware was used to support attacks by the Conti and Ryuk ransomware operation.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 09, 2023
- 10:21 AM
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The Week in Ransomware - September 16th 2022 - Iranian Sanctions

It has been a fairly quiet week on the ransomware front, with the biggest news being US sanctions on Iranians linked to ransomware attacks.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 16, 2022
- 04:26 PM
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US govt sanctions ten Iranians linked to ransomware attacks

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions today against ten individuals and two entities affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their involvement in ransomware attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 14, 2022
- 11:43 AM
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Coinbase funds lawsuit against Tornado Cash cryptomixer sanctions

Coinbase announced on Tuesday that it is funding a lawsuit brought by six people in the U.S. against the Department of Treasury's for the sanctions on the Tornado Cash open-source cryptocurrency mixer platform.
- Bill Toulas
- September 09, 2022
- 02:45 PM
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US sanctions Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence over Albania cyberattack

The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions today against Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and its Minister of Intelligence for their role in the July cyberattack against the government of Albania, a U.S. ally and a NATO member state.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 09, 2022
- 12:35 PM
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US sanctions crypto mixer Tornado Cash used by North Korean hackers

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Tornado Cash today, a decentralized cryptocurrency mixer service used to launder more than $7 billion since its creation in 2019.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 08, 2022
- 11:21 AM
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The Week in Ransomware - June 3rd 2022 - Evading sanctions

Ransomware gangs continue to evolve their operations as victims refuse to pay ransoms due to sanctions or other reasons.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 03, 2022
- 04:41 PM
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Evil Corp switches to LockBit ransomware to evade sanctions

The Evil Corp cybercrime group has now switched to deploying LockBit ransomware on targets' networks to evade sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 02, 2022
- 04:35 PM
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Dell, Apple, Netflix face lawsuits for pulling services out of Russia

A Moscow Arbitration Court has reportedly seized almost $11 million belonging to Dell LLC after the company failed to provide paid-for services to a local system integrator.
- Bill Toulas
- May 09, 2022
- 02:59 PM
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UK sanctions Russian microprocessor makers, banning them from ARM

The UK government added 63 Russian entities to its sanction list on Wednesday. Among them are Baikal Electronics and MCST (Moscow Center of SPARC Technologies), the two most important chip makers in Russia.
- Bill Toulas
- May 07, 2022
- 11:12 AM
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Russian hackers are seeking alternative money-laundering options

The Russian cybercrime community, one of the most active and prolific in the world, is turning to alternative money-laundering methods due to sanctions on Russia and law enforcement actions against dark web markets.
- Bill Toulas
- April 22, 2022
- 02:33 PM
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