""Bulletproof" providers are web hosts and cloud companies that typically tout their services as impervious or resilient to law enforcement actions, such as takedowns or legal demands, and as such are commonly used by cybercriminals to host their malicious infrastructure. U.S. officials said hosting companies like Media Land help provide cybercriminals essential services for "attacking businesses in the United States and in allied countries," though Treasury did not name the victims of the attacks."
"The U.K.'s Foreign Office said it was also designating a U.K.-based company called Hypercore, which officials said was set up as a front company for Aeza Group, another bulletproof hosting company that was sanctioned by the U.S. in July. The U.K. said in its own statement that Aeza is linked to a Kremlin disinformation organization called the Social Design Agency."
The U.S. Treasury imposed coordinated sanctions on Russia-based web host Media Land and three related companies, targeting several executives including a general director known as Yalishanda who allegedly provided servers and troubleshooting to cybercriminals. Criminal actors reportedly relied on Media Land for distributed denial-of-service attacks and infrastructure used by ransomware gangs such as LockBit, BlackSuit, and Play. Several employees allegedly coordinated with cybercriminals. The U.K. designated Hypercore as a front for Aeza Group, which the U.S. sanctioned earlier and which is linked to the Social Design Agency. Sanctions bar transactions by citizens and businesses of the sanctioning countries.
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