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U.S. Blacklists Russia-Based Bulletproof Hosting Services Provider
- The US Treasury sanctioned Russia-based Aeza Group, its UK affiliate Aeza International, and related subsidiaries on Tuesday for enabling cybercriminal activities.
- These sanctions follow prior designations against similar bulletproof hosting providers like Zservers and arose amid global crackdowns on cybercrime infrastructure.
- Aeza Group, owned equally by Penzev, Bozoyan, and Knyazev with Gast as technical director, provided servers to ransomware gangs such as BianLian and infostealer operations including Lumma and Meduza.
- Acting Under Secretary Bradley Smith highlighted that cybercriminals frequently depend on bulletproof hosting services, such as those offered by Aeza Group, to carry out harmful ransomware campaigns, compromise U.S. intellectual property, and traffic illegal pharmaceuticals.
- The sanctions freeze assets of the individuals and affiliated companies and prohibit US business, signaling ongoing international efforts to disrupt cybercriminal infrastructure.
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The United States has imposed sanctions on an important Russian cybernetic group - Aza Group and its global network.
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US sanctions bulletproof hosting provider for supporting ransomware, infostealer operations
Federal authorities levied sanctions Tuesday on Aeza Group, a bulletproof hosting service provider based in Russia, for allegedly supporting a broad swath of ransomware, malware and infostealer operators. Aeza Group has provided servers and specialized infrastructure to the Meduza, RedLine and Lumma infostealer operators, BianLian ransomware and BlackSprut, a Russian marketplace for illicit drugs, according to the Treasury Department’s Office of…
The United States government has imposed sanctions against the Russian company Aeza Group and its international network due to criminal cyber activities directed against the US defense and industrial base and other companies around the world.
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