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12 stories taggedsanctions.

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Policy & Regulation

US Treasury Sanctions Iran-Linked Hackers Tied to Critical Infrastructure Attacks

Washington widens its economic squeeze on Tehran, naming operators behind intrusions into water, energy and other essential services.

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Policy & Regulation

New Zealand Sanctions 33 Russia-Linked Cyber Operators and Child Abduction Networks

Wellington's latest penalties name hackers and individuals tied to the forced removal of Ukrainian children, signalling that digital warfare now sits alongside human-rights abuses on the sanctions list.

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Threat Intelligence

Inside Myanmar's Jungle Scam Factories: How a Global Crime Industry Evades Every Crackdown

Armed fighters discovered 3,000 captive workers inside a scam compound hidden behind razor wire in Myanmar's jungle. Investigators say the industry is not shrinking. It is moving deeper into the forest.

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Threat Intelligence

US Charges Three Russians for Running 'Bulletproof' Hosting That Powered Ransomware and Phishing Attacks on 42 American Organisations

A grand jury indictment unsealed this week names Aleksandr Volosovik, Kirill Zatolokin, and Yulia Pankova as the operators behind two companies that rented out hidden, hard-to-shut-down internet infrastructure to criminals worldwide.

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Ransomware

US charges three Russians behind 'bulletproof' hosting service used by LockBit and Play ransomware

Federal prosecutors say Media Land and ML.Cloud rented servers to ransomware crews that caused more than $62 million in damage across 21 US states.

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Threat Intelligence

EU, UK and France Sanction Russia Over Coordinated Hacking and Sabotage Campaign Across Europe

France summoned Russia's ambassador on Monday after European governments accused the FSB, Russia's main intelligence service, of running a campaign to spy on and disrupt critical infrastructure across more than a dozen countries.

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Ransomware

US sanctions a VPN, a malware disguiser, and the people behind them for helping ransomware gangs

Treasury targets 1VPNS and a Belarusian 'crypter' seller who together helped ransomware crews hit hospitals, banks and local governments.

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Policy & Regulation

US Treasury Sanctions VPN Provider Accused of Selling Cover to Ransomware Gangs

OFAC hits 1VPNS, its Ukrainian operator, and a malware cryptor seller, accusing them of helping ransomware crews attack American victims.

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Threat Intelligence

Russian Spies Are Breaking Into the World's Routers. The Password Is Often Still 'Admin'.

A joint advisory from the US, UK, and a dozen allied nations warns that Russian FSB hackers have spent years walking into critical infrastructure networks through the digital equivalent of an unlocked front door.

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Policy & Regulation

EU and UK Hit Russian Spy Hackers With Joint Sanctions

Brussels and London name GRU and FSB officers behind years of cyberattacks on European power grids, government networks and elections.

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Threat Intelligence

GREYVIBE: New Russian-Speaking Cluster Tied to Sustained Operations Against Ukraine

Researchers attribute an August 2025 campaign wave to a previously undocumented actor whose tasking patterns align with Kremlin interests.

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Policy & Regulation

Dutch Investigators Seize 800 Servers, Arrest Two Tied to Stark Industries Successor

FIOD raids in Enschede, Almere, Dronten and Schiphol-Rijk target MIRhosting and WorkTitans BV over alleged sanctions breaches linked to Russian influence operations.

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