Australia Imposes New Cyber Sanctions in Response to Medibank Private Cyberattack

The Australian Government has imposed unprecedented targeted cyber sanctions against ZServers and five named Russian individuals for their role in facilitating the 2022 Medibank Private breach that exposed millions of customers' medical data; the sanctions criminalize dealings with the entities, carry severe penalties, and reflect international cooperation to disrupt infrastructure used to support ransomware and other malicious cyber activities.