OFAC Targets DPRK Cyber Ops, Fines Harman Over Iran Sales

OFAC announced new sanctions against individuals and entities aiding North Korea’s illicit cyber operations—designating Russian national Gayk Asatryan and his firms (Asatryan LLC, Fortuna LLC), along with additional North Korean- and China-based actors involved in overseas IT work—while also finalizing a $1.45 million settlement with Harman International for egregious Iran sanctions violations via a UAE distributor. These actions are part of broader U.S. efforts to disrupt revenue streams that fund Pyongyang’s weapons programs and constrain sanctioned actors’ use of front companies and third-country intermediaries.