The US, UK, and Australia just imposed sanctions on a Russian cyber crime group - 'we are exposing their dark networks and going after those responsible'

"The UK, US, and Australia have imposed sanctions on a Russian cyber crime group offering so-called 'bulletproof' hosting services for hackers worldwide. Media Land provides online infrastructure to support ransomware and phishing operations, and is believed to have played a key role in a spate of devastating cyber attacks in recent years. Ransomware victims of the outfit include UK critical national infrastructure organizations and it's also been used for malware and phishing campaigns targeting UK taxpayers."

"The measures target Media Land's ringleader, Alexander Volosovik, also known as Yalishanda, who has been active since at least 2010 and is known to have worked with some of the most notorious cyber criminal groups, including Evil Corp, LockBit, and Black Basta. Also sanctioned is Kirill Zatolokin, a Media Land employee responsible for collecting payment from customers and coordinating with other cyber actors, as well as Yulia Pankova, who has helped Volosovik with legal issues and handled his finances."

""Cyber criminals think that they can act in the shadows, targeting hard working British people and ruining livelihoods with impunity," said UK foreign secretary Yvette Cooper. "But they are mistaken - together with our allies, we are exposing their dark networks and going after those responsible.""

The UK, US and Australia imposed coordinated sanctions on Media Land, a Russian cyber crime group supplying 'bulletproof' hosting and online infrastructure to ransomware, phishing, malware, and DDoS operators worldwide. Media Land infrastructure enabled attacks against UK critical national infrastructure, UK taxpayers, US companies and critical infrastructure, and Australian financial institutions, businesses and customers. Sanctions target ringleader Alexander Volosovik (Yalishanda), employee Kirill Zatolokin, associate Yulia Pankova, sister company ML Cloud, and UK-registered Hypercore used by Aeza Group. The measures freeze assets and restrict transactions, aiming to disrupt criminal hosting services and related financial and technical support networks.

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