Sanctions – The TechBriefs

U.S. Sanctions Iran-Linked Hackers Behind Critical Infrastructure Breaches

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced fresh sanctions on Iranian cyber actors as part of what it called […]

Suspecting court of using AI, man injected prompts in filings to try to win case

Judge warns pro se litigants are using chatbots wrong and getting desperate. A judge has identified what appears to be […]

U.S. Sanctions First VPN Service and Malware Cryptor Seller Over Ransomware Support

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated two individuals and a VPN service provider for […]

OFAC Sanctions DPRK IT Worker Network Funding WMD Programs Through Fake Remote Jobs

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned six individuals and two entities for […]

U.S. Sanctions 10 North Korean Entities for Laundering $12.7M in Crypto and IT Fraud

Nov 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Ransomware The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions against eight individuals and two entities […]

U.S. Sanctions Garantex and Grinex Over $100M in Ransomware-Linked Illicit Crypto Transactions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday renewed sanctions against Russian cryptocurrency exchange […]

U.S. Sanctions Firm Behind N. Korean IT Scheme; Arizona Woman Jailed for Running Laptop Farm

Jul 25, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Insider Threat The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned […]