The United States, Australia and Great Britain imposed sanctions against a Barnaoul supplier

The department affirms that the Russian group of hackers, which is also called Lockbit, is responsible, in particular, for the Chinese Bank ICBC, which was held in November 2023.

Two citizens of Russia also fell under the sanctions-alxandro mishin and Alexander Bolshakov, who, according to the treasure of the United States, are key figures in Zservers and participated in attacks with thieve programs.

“Monitoring programs developers and other cybercriminals depend on third -party network services, such as Zservers, to carry out their attacks against the critical importance of the United States and other countries,” said the Vice Minister of Finance of Finance of The United States to combat terrorism and financial intelligence Bradley Smith.

The United States Ministry of Finance added that within the framework of sanctions, all the properties of Mishin and Bagkov, if it is located in the United States or is controlled by US citizens, is blocked. In addition, US financial institutions are prohibited from serving Mishin and Bolshakov.

In May 2024, the United States, Great Britain and Australia imposed sanctions against Dmitry Khorushev Russians, qualifying it from the Lockbit group leader. Then, the United States Department of State announced a reward of up to $ 10 million for information that will lead to the capture of key leaders and participants in the hacker group.

On December 20, the United States accused a citizen of Russia and Israel Rostislav Paneva, who is supposedly the carrier developer of the Lockbit virus. Panev was accused of participating in cyber attacks in state institutions and companies in the United States and other countries. According to the United States Ministry of Justice, Panev was arrested in Israel, US authorities intend to seek extradition.