Tuesday, February 11, 2025

ZSERVERS: Russian CyberCrime Network

The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider, for supplying essential attack infrastructure for the LockBit ransomware gang. 

  • Two of its key administrators, Russian nationals Alexander Igorevich Mishin and Aleksandr Sergeyevich Bolshakov, were also designated for their roles in directing Lockbit virtual currency transactions and supporting the gang's attacks.
 
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 Sanctioning Key Infrastructure Enabling Russia-Based Ransomware Attacks -  United States Department of State

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United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom Jointly Sanction Key Infrastructure that Enables Ransomware Attacks
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U.S., U.K. and Australia Sanction Russian Cyber Firm Zservers Over Ransomware Attacks
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US sanctions LockBit ransomware’s bulletproof hosting provider

By Sergiu Gatlan
February 11, 2025
09:24 AM
US sanctions LockBit ransomware's bulletproof hosting provider

The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) says Canadian authorities discovered a laptop running a virtual machine linked to a Zservers subleased IP address and operating a LockBit malware control panel during a 2022 raid on a known LockBit affiliate.

 

Inside the Bulletproof Hosting Business: Cybercriminal Methods and OpSec |  Trend Micro (US)
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