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Aeza Group sanctioned for hosting ransomware, infostealer servers
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned Russian hosting company Aeza Group and four operators for allegedly acting as a bulletproof hosting company for ransomware gangs, infostealer operations, darknet drug markets, and Russian disinformation campaigns.
- July 01, 2025
- 01:09 PM
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US sanctions firm linked to cyber scams behind $200 million in losses
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Funnull Technology, a Philippines-based company that supports hundreds of thousands of malicious websites behind cyber scams linked to over $200 million in losses for Americans.
- May 29, 2025
- 11:42 AM
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European Union sanctions Stark Industries for enabling cyberattacks
The European Union has imposed strict sanctions against web-hosting provider Stark Industries and the two individuals running it, CEO Iurie Neculiti and owner Ivan Neculiti, for enabling "destabilising activities" against the Union.
- May 21, 2025
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Grinex exchange suspected rebrand of sanctioned Garantex crypto firm
A new cryptocurrency exchange named Grinex is believed to be a rebrand of Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange whose domains were seized by the U.S. authorities and an admin arrested.
- April 29, 2025
- 04:21 PM
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US charges Chinese hackers linked to critical infrastructure breaches
The US Justice Department has charged Chinese state security officers along with APT27 and i-Soon hackers for network breaches and cyberattacks that have targeted victims globally since 2011.
- March 05, 2025
- 12:23 PM
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US sanctions LockBit ransomware’s bulletproof hosting provider
The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider, for supplying essential attack infrastructure for the LockBit ransomware gang.
- February 11, 2025
- 09:24 AM
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EU sanctions Russian GRU hackers for cyberattacks against Estonia
The European Union sanctioned three hackers, part of Unit 29155 of Russia's military intelligence service (GRU), for their involvement in cyberattacks targeting Estonia's government agencies in 2020.
- January 27, 2025
- 01:51 PM
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US sanctions Chinese firm, hacker behind telecom and Treasury hacks
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Yin Kecheng, a Shanghai-based hacker for his role in the recent Treasury breach and a company associated with the Salt Typhoon threat group.
- January 17, 2025
- 11:57 AM
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US cracks down on North Korean IT worker army with more sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a network of individuals and front companies linked to North Korea's Ministry of National Defense that have generated revenue via illegal remote IT work schemes.
- January 16, 2025
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Biden signs executive order to bolster national cybersecurity
Days before leaving office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to shore up the United States' cybersecurity by making it easier to sanction hacking groups targeting federal agencies and the nation's critical infrastructure.
- January 16, 2025
- 12:58 PM
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US sanctions Chinese company linked to Flax Typhoon hackers
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Beijing-based cybersecurity company Integrity Tech (also known as Yongxin Zhicheng) for its involvement in cyberattacks attributed to the Chinese state-sponsored Flax Typhoon hacking group.
- January 03, 2025
- 11:19 AM
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Chinese hackers targeted sanctions office in Treasury attack
Chinese state-backed hackers have reportedly breached the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a Treasury Department office that administers and enforces trade and economic sanctions programs.
- January 02, 2025
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Recorded Future CEO applauds "undesirable" designation by Russia
Recorded Future, an American threat intelligence company, has become the first cybersecurity firm designated by the Russian government as an "undesirable" organization.
- December 18, 2024
- 11:53 AM
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US sanctions Chinese firm for hacking firewalls in ransomware attacks
The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence and one of its employees for their involvement in a series of Ragnarok ransomware attacks targeting U.S. critical infrastructure companies and many other victims worldwide in April 2020.
- December 10, 2024
- 11:37 AM
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UK disrupts Russian money laundering networks used by ransomware
A law enforcement operation led by the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency (NCA) has disrupted two Russian money laundering networks working with criminals worldwide, including ransomware gangs.
- December 04, 2024
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Russia arrests US-sanctioned Cryptex founder, 95 other linked suspects
Russian law enforcement detained almost 100 suspects linked to the Cryptex cryptocurrency exchange, the UAPS anonymous payment service, and 33 other online services and platforms used to make illegal payments and sell stolen credentials.
- October 04, 2024
- 02:56 PM
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Iranian hackers charged for ‘hack-and-leak’ plot to influence election
The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging three Iranian hackers with a "hack-and-leak" campaign that aimed to influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
- September 27, 2024
- 03:47 PM
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US sanctions crypto exchanges used by Russian ransomware gangs
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned PM2BTC and Cryptex, two cryptocurrency exchanges that laundered funds from Russian ransomware gangs and other cybercrime groups.
- September 26, 2024
- 11:51 AM
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US cracks down on spyware vendor Intellexa with more sanctions
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned five executives and one entity linked to the Intellexa Consortium for developing and distributing Predator commercial spyware.
- September 16, 2024
- 12:33 PM
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Wix to block Russian users starting September 12
Wix.com has announced it will stop providing services to Russian users on September 12, 2024, with all accounts from Russia, including free and premium, to be blocked and their websites taken down.
- September 10, 2024
- 11:21 AM
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