Cyberwarfare A New System Will Allow EU to Sanction People Waging Sabotage on Behalf of Russia The EU has set up a system for imposing sanctions against people accused of cyberattacks, information manipulation or acts of sabotage on behalf of... Associated PressOctober 9, 2024
Ransomware More LockBit Hackers Arrested, Unmasked as Law Enforcement Seizes Servers Previously seized LockBit websites have been used to announce more arrests, charges and infrastructure disruptions. Eduard KovacsOctober 1, 2024
Nation-State US Charges 3 Iranians Over Presidential Campaign Hacking The US has announced charges, sanctions and a $10 million reward for Iranian hackers accused of targeting elections. Eduard KovacsSeptember 30, 2024
Cybercrime US Announces Charges, Sanctions Against Russian Administrator of Carding Website US offers up to $10 million for information on Timur Shakhmametov, charging him with running the carding website Joker’s Stash. Ionut ArghireSeptember 27, 2024
Tracking & Law Enforcement US Sanctions Intellexa Executives as Surveillance Spyware Crackdown Expands Sanctions target five individuals linked to Intellexa Consortium as the US government expands its crackdown on commercial spyware merchants. Ryan NaraineSeptember 16, 2024
Government US Targets Russian Election Influence Operation With Charges, Sanctions, Domain Seizures The US has cracked down on an influence operation sponsored by the Russian government, announcing charges, sanctions and domain seizures. Eduard KovacsSeptember 5, 2024
Government US Sanctions Russian Hacktivists for Targeting Critical Infrastructure US has announced sanctions against two CARR hacktivists for roles in cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure. Ionut ArghireJuly 22, 2024
Cloud Security Kaspersky Flags Cyberespionage APT ‘CloudSorcerer’ Targeting Russian Government Kaspersky said the CloudSorcerer APT has been abusing public cloud services to exfiltrate data from Russian government entities. Ionut ArghireJuly 8, 2024
Tracking & Law Enforcement EU Sanctions Six Russian Hackers The European Council has added six Russian hackers to the EU’s sanctions list for their cyberattacks against member states and Ukraine. Eduard KovacsJune 25, 2024
Government US Sanctions 12 Kaspersky Executives The US has imposed sanctions on 12 individuals who have leadership roles at Kaspersky in Russia and the UK. Eduard KovacsJune 24, 2024
Cybercrime US Sanctions Three Chinese Men for Operating 911 S5 Botnet The US government has announced sanctions against three Chinese nationals accused of creating and operating the 911 S5 proxy botnet. Eduard KovacsMay 29, 2024
Ransomware LockBit Ransomware Mastermind Unmasked, Charged Charges and sanctions announced against Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, the alleged developer and operator of LockBit ransomware. Ionut ArghireMay 7, 2024
Cyberwarfare $10 Million Bounty on Iranian Hackers for Cyberattacks on US Gov, Defense Contractors Four Iranians are accused of hacking into critical systems at the Departments of Treasury and State and dozens of private US companies. Ryan NaraineApril 23, 2024
Cyberwarfare US Treasury Slaps Sanctions on China-Linked APT31 Hackers The US Treasury Department sanctions a pair of Chinese hackers linked to “malicious cyber operations targeting US critical infrastructure sectors.” Ryan NaraineMarch 25, 2024
Cybercrime US Sanctions Two ISIS-Affiliated ‘Cybersecurity Experts’ US Treasury Department announces sanctions against two Egyptian nationals accused of running an ISIS cyber platform. Eduard KovacsJanuary 31, 2024
Cybercrime US, UK, Australia Sanction Russian Man Over Ransomware Attack on Healthcare Insurer US, UK and Australia announce sanctions against Alexander Ermakov for his role in the 2022 ransomware attack on healthcare insurer Medibank. Eduard KovacsJanuary 24, 2024
Ransomware A Sanction Has Been Imposed on a Hacker Who Released Australian Health Insurer Client Data Russian national sanctioned by the Australian government for his role in the Medibank attack impacting more than 10 million Australians. Associated PressJanuary 23, 2024
Cybercrime US, UK Announce Charges and Sanctions Against Two Russian Hackers The US and UK announce charges and sanctions against two hackers working with Russia’s FSB security service. Eduard KovacsDecember 8, 2023
Cyberwarfare US Sanctions North Korean Cyberespionage Group Kimsuky The US has announced sanctions against North Korean cyberespionage group Kimsuky over its intelligence gathering activities. Eduard KovacsDecember 1, 2023
Cybercrime US Sanctions Cryptocurrency Mixer Sinbad for Aiding North Korean Hackers US Treasury sanctions Sinbad, saying the cryptocurrency mixer is laundering funds for North Korean hacking group Lazarus. Ionut ArghireNovember 30, 2023