U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iranian Firms and Individuals Tied to Cyber Attacks The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday sanctioned two firms and four individuals for their involvement in malicious cyber activities on behalf of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC) from at least Read more…
U.S. Sanctions 3 Cryptocurrency Exchanges for Helping Russia Evade Sanctions The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned three cryptocurrency exchanges for offering services used to evade economic restrictions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. This includes Bitpapa IC FZC Read more…
U.S. Sanctions Russians Behind 'Doppelganger' Cyber Influence Campaign The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Wednesday announced sanctions against two 46-year-old Russian nationals and the respective companies they own for engaging in cyber influence operations. Ilya Andreevich Gambashidze (Gambashidze), the founder of the Moscow-based company Social Read more…
U.S. Sanctions 6 Iranian Officials for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks Feb 03, 2024NewsroomIntelligence Agency / Cyber Security The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against six officials associated with the Iranian intelligence agency for attacking critical infrastructure entities in the U.S. and other countries. The Read more…
U.S. Treasury Sanctions North Korean Kimsuky Hackers and 8 Foreign-Based Agents Dec 01, 2023NewsroomCyber Espionage / Cryptocurrency The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday sanctioned the North Korea-linked adversarial collective known as Kimsuky as well as eight foreign-based agents who are alleged to Read more…
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Sinbad Cryptocurrency Mixer Used by North Korean Hackers Nov 30, 2023NewsroomHacking / Cryptocurrency The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions against Sinbad, a virtual currency mixer that has been put to use by the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group to launder ill-gotten proceeds. “Sinbad has processed millions Read more…