The US and the UK sanction seven people based in Russia, with likely FSB ties, connected to the Conti and Ryuk ransomware gangs and the Trickbot banking trojan
on par with terrorism and military crisis between states. Cheyenne Ligon / CoinDesk : Russian Cybercrime Gang Trickbot Sanctioned by US, UK Maggie Miller / Politico : U.S., U.K. sanction Russian hackers in ransomware attacks AJ Vicens / CyberScoop : US, UK sanction members of ‘notorious cyber gang’ TrickBot Mastodon: Catalin Cimpanu / @campuscodi@mastodon.social : “Current members of the Trickbot Group are associated with Russian Intelligence Services.” — Daaaamn... right in the open, saying the quiet part outloud! JosephMenn / @JosephMenn@infosec.exchange : The U.S. and, for the first time, the U.K., have named and sanctioned seven Russian men they say were deeply involved with developing Trickbot, which has been used to install major ransomware strains. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Tweets: Jeremy Kirk / @jeremy_kirk : US alleges Trickbot actors “are associated with Russian Intelligence Services.” Conti leaks and other tidbits and data over the years pointed to potential ties between the state and cybercriminals. https://home.treasury.gov/... #infosec Jamie MacColl / @jamiemaccoll : US and UK have jointly sanctioned seven Russians linked to the Trickbot/Conti/Ryuk operations. https://home.treasury.gov/... First UK ransomware sanctions. Chris Krebs / @c_c_krebs : Big development here, worth highlighting this little gem: “Current members of the Trickbot Group are associated with Russian Intelligence Services.” Extent of that association unclear, but long suspected nonetheless. https://twitter.com/... Jake Williams / @malwarejake : Sanctioning members of a cybercrime group by name and then noting they've been members of multiple cybercrime groups in the past is going to complicate the ransomware pay/no pay decision for many I suspect. 1/2 https://home.treasury.gov/... @fcdogovuk : 🚨 SANCTIONED: cyber criminals associated with ransomware attacks on British firms and individuals. We will always put our national security first by protecting the UK and our allies from serious organised crime. 🔗 https://www.gov.uk/... https://twitter.com/... Alexander Martin / @alexmartin : BREAKING: This is the first time the UK has issued sanctions against a ransomware group amid a growing number of high-profile attacks in the country, potentially meaning that companies who make an extortion payment could now be in breach of the law. https://therecord.media/... Alex Raufoglu / @ralakbar : Russia “is a safe haven for cybercriminals,” where groups such as Trickbot freely perpetrate malicious cyber activities against the U.S, UK, allies and partners, @SecBlinken says “These activities have targeted critical infrastructure, including hospitals and medical facilities” Secretary Antony Blinken / @secblinken : The United States and the UK are leaders in the global fight against cybercrime and are committed to using all available tools to defend against cyber threats. Today, we jointly designated seven individuals who are part of the Russia-based cybercrime gang Trickbot. Ned Price / @statedeptspox : Russia has allowed itself to become a safe haven for cybercriminals, who freely launch cyberattacks against the United States, the UK, and our allies and partners. We took action today, in coordination with the UK, against cybercrime gang Trickbot. https://www.state.gov/... Mike Eckel / @mike_eckel : .@USTreasury announces sanctions against Trickbot Group, a Russian group that officials say infected millions of computers worldwide with malware targeting hospitals, schools, others. ("Current members of the Trickbot Group are associated with Russian Intelligence Services." 🧐) https://twitter.com/... Morgan Finkelstein / @momofink : Big day for the US-UK sanctions partnership: jointly going after a notorious Russian cybercriminal gang with our authorities makes this action even stronger. Russia has been a haven for cyber crime, including for groups like Trickbot that attack hospitals. https://twitter.com/... Mike Eckel / @mike_eckel : @USTreasury This 2021 US indictment against Alla Witte, a Latvian/Russian woman who allegedly wrote malware used by the group, details some of TrickBot backstory, the Dyre trojan and a film company called 25th Floor (which is notorious among Russia hackers/cyberexperts) https://twitter.com/... Under Secretary Brian Nelson / @undersectfi : As part of historic joint cyber sanctions with the UK, today @USTreasury sanctioned seven members of the Russian cyber gang Trickbot. Collaboration continues to be key in targeting Russian cybercrime that seeks to exploit the international financial system.https://home.treasury.gov/ ... @lorenzofb : NEW by @CarlyPage_: the U.K. and U.S. government have sanctioned 7 hackers alleged to be part of the infamous Russia-based cybercrime gang Trickbot. Hackers have their assets frozen, travel bans imposed, and are barred from transacting with U.S. orgs. https://techcrunch.com/... Catalin Cimpanu / @campuscodi : The UK and US sanction seven TrickBot members, all Russian nationals https://www.gov.uk/... https://t.co/w1yAr8WXEB https://twitter.com/... Raj Samani / @raj_samani : UK sanction 7 “Russian Cyber criminals” that have been “associated with the development or deployment of a range of ransomware strains which have targeted the UK and US."https://www.gov.uk/... #ramsomware #malware #cybercrime #infosec James Cleverly / @jamescleverly : We have sanctioned seven Russian cyber criminals, who pose a serious risk to our cyber security. We're working with our US partners to counter ransomware and disrupt international cybercrime. https://www.gov.uk/... Jamie MacColl / @jamiemaccoll : UK announcement here: https://www.gov.uk/... New OFSI guidance here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u k/ ...