UK strikes seven Russians with first-ever joint cyber crime sanctions

In a coordinated action with the US, the UK has imposed cyber crime sanctions on seven individuals associated with Russian ransomware groups.

February 10, 2023 · 1 min · 79 words · James Johnson

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The groups target organisations they expect would pay the most and time their attacks to cause the maximum damage.

Conti and Ryuk alone have affected 149UKindividuals and businesses, extracting at least an estimated 27 million.

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UK strikes seven Russians with first-ever joint cyber crime sanctions

These criminals and those that support them are not immune to UK action.

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With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.

UK and US sanction seven Russian cyber criminals

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