U.S. Announces Sanctions, Arrests Against Russian Ransomware Networks

The U.S. took aim at two separate Russian ransomware networks, announcing new sanctions and arrests against a Russia-based internet service provider and several Russian nationals. The State Department said it is sanctioning Zservers — a bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider that allegedly supported LockBit ransomware attacks — alongside Australia and the United Kingdom.

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