US Treasury Sanctions VPN Provider Linked to Ransomware

The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC has sanctioned VPN provider 1VPNS, its administrator Dmytro Rashevskyi, and malware service provider Yegeniy Silayev for allegedly supplying infrastructure and cryptors used by ransomware groups to target U.S. organizations; the action, coordinated with the U.K., follows a law enforcement takedown of 1VPNS infrastructure and is accompanied by an FBI advisory and potential blocking of assets and transactions under U.S. executive orders.