The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a press release to inform about a new sanction measure. Specifically, the Office added one person to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) due to being engaged in cyber-related ransomware activity affecting U.S. police and critical infrastructure. The placement is based on existing sanction regulations, namely Executive Order 13694, created by President Obama to fight cyber-related illicit activities. The affected individual is the following:
MATVEEV, Mikhail Pavlovich (a.k.a. MATVEEV, Mihail Pavlovich; a.k.a. MATVEYEV, Mikhail P; a.k.a. „BORISELCIN“; a.k.a. „M1X“; a.k.a. „MATVEYEV, Mikhail Mix“ (Cyrillic: „МАТВЕЕВ, Михаил Mix“); a.k.a. „MATYEEV, Mikhail“ (Cyrillic: „МАТВЕЕВ, Михаил“); a.k.a. „UHODIRANSOMWAR“; a.k.a. „WAZAWAKA“), 8 Serzhana Koloskova Street, Apartment 6, Kaliningrad, Russia; DOB 17 Aug 1992; nationality Russia; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201; Passport 733584513 (Russia) (individual) [CYBER2].
OFAC has also published an accompanying statement explaining the reasoning behind this latest sanction measure.
Other Features
asset freezing
cyber security
sanctions
Date Published: 2023-05-16
Regulatory Framework: US Sanctions
Regulatory Type: procedure
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