Australia Sanctions Russian Entities Over Cyber Attacks

2 Russian cybercrime service providers and 2 individuals have been sanctioned.
Australia Sanctions Russian Entities Over Cyber Attacks
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The Australian government has partnered with the U.S. and UK governments imposing sanctions on two Russian cybercrime service providers—Media Land LLC, and ML. Cloud LLC—and two key personnel–Aleksandr Alexandrovich Volosovik, and Kirill Andreevich Zatolokin.

According to an official government statement, the organisations had provided the basis of ransomware to cyber actors and cybercriminals, allowing them to conduct attacks on Australia and other countries.

Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.