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US sanctions VPN, malware providers for enabling ransomware attacks

BleepingComputer · · International · Data Breaches

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals and one entity for enabling ransomware attacks against U.S. organizations. [...]

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