{"id":12577,"date":"2023-02-10T14:21:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T14:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1394100"},"modified":"2023-02-10T14:21:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T14:21:51","slug":"uk-strikes-seven-russians-with-first-ever-joint-cyber-crime-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=12577","title":{"rendered":"UK strikes seven Russians with first-ever joint cyber crime sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a coordinated action with US authorities, the UK has imposed sanctions on seven Russian cyber criminals associated with the deployment of the Conti<\/a> and Ryuk<\/a> ransomware as well as the Trickbot<\/a> banking trojan. This follows a thorough investigation led by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and marks the UK\u2019s first-ever joint cyber crime sanctions.<\/p>\n

According to the British government<\/a>, ransomware is a \u201ctier one national security threat\u201d that\u2019s increasingly used to attack businesses and public sector organisations.<\/p>\n

Ransomware groups known as Conti, Wizard Spider, UNC1878, Gold Blackburn, Trickman, and Trickbot have been responsible for the deployment of ransomware strains including Conti, Ryuk, and Trickbot.<\/p>\n

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The groups target organisations they expect would pay the most and time their attacks to cause the maximum damage. Conti and Ryuk alone have affected 149 UK<\/a> individuals and businesses, extracting at least an estimated \u00a327 million.<\/p>\n

Conti\u2019s recent victims in the UK include the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, food distribution firm Reed Boardall, Cleveland Council, and forensic laboratory Eurofins.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThese criminals and those that support them are not immune to UK action.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Conti was also one of the first cyber crime groups to declare support to Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine, while the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has assessed that key members of the group are \u201chighly likely\u201d to \u201cmaintain links\u201d with the Russian Intelligence services.<\/p>\n

And although the group was disbanded in May 2022, government reporting<\/a> suggests that members continue to be involved in threatening UK security with new ransomware strains.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sanctions are the first of their kind for the UK and signal the continuing campaign targeting those responsible for some of the most sophisticated and damaging ransomware that has impacted the UK and our allies,\u201d Graeme Biggar, NCA\u2019s General Director, said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe United States and the United Kingdom are taking coordinated action targeting cyber criminals who launched assaults against our critical infrastructure,\u201d Antony J. Blinker, US Secretary of State, highlighted in an associated press release<\/a>. \u201cWe will continue to work with the United Kingdom and with other international partners to expose and disrupt cyber crime emanating from Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n

The people sanctioned include the following individuals:<\/p>\n

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