Cyber-related Designations

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a press release to inform about a new sanction measure. Specifically, the Office added several persons to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) due to being engaged in cyber-related ransomware activity affecting U.S. (critical) infrastructures, including hospitals. The placement is based on existing sanction regulations, namely Executive Order 13694, created by President Obama to fight cyber-related illicit activities. The affected individuals are the following:
CHERNOV, Mikhail Vadimovich (Cyrillic: ЧЕРНОВ, Михаил Вадимович) (a.k.a. „BULLET“), Russia; DOB 26 Jan 1986; nationality Russia; citizen Russia; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201 (individual) [CYBER2].
GALOCHKIN, Maksim (a.k.a. „BENTLEY“; a.k.a. „CRYPT“; a.k.a. „VOLHVB“), Abakan, Russia; DOB 19 May 1982; nationality Russia; Email Address volhvb@mail.ru; alt. Email Address volhvb@live.ru; alt. Email Address volhvb@yandex.ru; alt. Email Address volhvb@gmail.com; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201 (individual) [CYBER2].
KHALIULLIN, Maksim Marselevich (Cyrillic: ХАЛИУЛЛИН, Максим Марселевич) (a.k.a. „KAGAS“), Chelyabinsk, Russia; DOB 28 Feb 1993; nationality Russia; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201 (individual) [CYBER2].
KUROV, Artem (Cyrillic: КУРОВ, Артем) (a.k.a. „NANED“), Kaluga, Obninsk, Russia; DOB 30 Mar 1993; nationality Russia; citizen Russia; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201; Passport 2912565616 (Russia) (individual) [CYBER2].
LOGUNTSOV, Sergey, Saint Petersburg, Russia; DOB 15 Jul 1983; nationality Russia; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201 (individual) [CYBER2].
MOZHAEV, Alexander Vyacheslavovich (Cyrillic: МОЖАЕВ, Александр Вячеславович) (a.k.a. „GREEN“; a.k.a. „ROCCO“), Russia; DOB 02 Oct 1978; nationality Russia; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201 (individual) [CYBER2].
PUTILIN, Dmitry Sergeyevich (Cyrillic: ПУТИЛИН, Дмитрий Сергеевич) (a.k.a. „GRAD“; a.k.a. „STAFF“), Chelyabinsk 454119, Russia; DOB 24 Apr 1993; nationality Russia; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201 (individual) [CYBER2].
RUDENSKIY, Maksim, Saint Petersburg, Russia; DOB 01 Nov 1977; nationality Russia; Email Address rfonin@gmail.com; alt. Email Address mfonin@jabber.ru; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201 (individual) [CYBER2].
TSAREV, Mikhail Mikhailovich (a.k.a. „GRACHEV, Alexander“; a.k.a. „IVANOV MIXAIL“; a.k.a. „MANGO“; a.k.a. „MISHA KRUTYSHA“; a.k.a. „SUPER MISHA“; a.k.a. „TSAREV, Nikita Andreevich“), Serpukhov, Russia; DOB 20 Apr 1989; nationality Russia; Email Address tsarev89@gmail.com; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201 (individual) [CYBER2].
VALIAKHMETOV, Vadym Firdavysovych (Cyrillic: ВАЛИАХМЕТОВ, Вадим Фирдависович) (a.k.a. VALIAKHMETOV, Vadim; a.k.a. „MENTOS“; a.k.a. „VASM“; a.k.a. „WELDON“), Russia; DOB 07 May 1981; nationality Russia; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201 (individual) [CYBER2].
ZHUYKOV, Andrey (a.k.a. „DEFENDER“; a.k.a. „DIF“), Sochi, Russia; Yekaterinburg, Russia; DOB 18 Feb 1982; nationality Russia; Email Address megaprof@gmail.com; alt. Email Address refflex@gmail.com; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201 (individual) [CYBER2].
OFAC has also published an accompanying statement explaining the reasoning behind these latest sanction measures.