Financial sanctions, Cyber

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) of the HM Treasury has published a new Financial Sanctions Notice regarding sanctions measures with respect to persons and entities engaged in cyber attacks and other malicious cyber activity threatening the „integrity, prosperity or security of the United Kingdom“ pursuant to Statutory Instrument SI 2020/597, the „Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020“. Specifically, the Office informs that it has added two individuals to its Cyber sanctions list which are now subject to asset freezing measures. The affected persons are the following:
1. KORINETS, Andrey Stanislavovich
Name (non-Latin script): Андрей Станиславович КОРИНЕЦ
DOB: 18/05/1987. POB: Russia a.k.a: DOGUZHIEV, Alexey Nationality: Russia Passport Number: 8707233962 Address: Komi Republic, Syktyvkar, Russia. Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): CYB0042. (UK Statement of Reasons): Andrey Stanislavovich KORINETS, a member of the Callisto Group (AKA Seaborgium, Star Blizzard, Cold River), is or has been involved in relevant cyber activity, including providing technical assistance that could contribute to relevant cyber activity. This included the preparation of spear-phishing campaigns and associated activity that resulted in unauthorised access and exfiltration of sensitive data. This action undermined, or was intended to undermine, the integrity, prosperity and security of UK organisations and more broadly, the UK government, and directly or indirectly caused, or was intended to cause, economic loss to, or prejudice to the commercial interests of, those affected by the activity. The Callisto Group, a cyber programme operated by officers of the Russian FSB, was responsible for intrusions into the Institute for Statecraft (IfS), a UK-based think tank responsible for a programme to research, publicise, and counter the threat to European democracies from disinformation and other forms of hybrid warfare. Official documents belonging to IfS were released in the hack and subsequent leak, resulting from the preparation of spear-phishing campaigns and associated activity. (Gender): Male Listed on: 07/12/2023 UK Sanctions List Date Designated: 07/12/2023 Last Updated: 07/12/2023 Group ID: 16278.
2. PERETYATKO, Ruslan Aleksandrovich
Name (non-Latin script): Руслан Александрович ПЕРЕТЯТЬКО
DOB: 03/08/1985. POB: Russia Nationality: Russia Passport Number: 8705080546 Address: Komi Republic, Russia. Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): CYB0041. (UK Statement of Reasons): Ruslan Aleksandrovich PERETYATKO, a Russian FSB Intelligence Officer and a member of the Callisto Group (AKA Seaborgium, Star Blizzard, Cold River), is or has been involved in relevant cyber activity, including being responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting the commission, planning or preparation of relevant cyber activity. This included the preparation of spear-phishing campaigns and associated activity that resulted in unauthorised access and exfiltration of sensitive data. This action undermined, or was intended to undermine, the integrity, prosperity and security of UK organisations and more broadly, the UK government, and directly or indirectly caused, or was intended to cause, economic loss to, or prejudice to the commercial interests of, those affected by the activity. The Callisto Group, a cyber programme operated by officers of the Russian FSB, was responsible for intrusions into the Institute for Statecraft (IfS), a UK-based think tank responsible for a programme to research, publicise, and counter the threat to European democracies from disinformation and other forms of hybrid warfare. Official documents belonging to IfS were released in the hack and subsequent leak, resulting from the preparation of spear-phishing campaigns and associated activity. (Gender): Male Listed on: 07/12/2023 UK Sanctions List Date Designated: 07/12/2023 Last Updated: 07/12/2023 Group ID: 16277.
The new consolidated list may be accessed via this link.