US Sanctions Russian Entity, Affiliates for Enabling Cybercrime
The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week sanctioned Russia-headquartered Aeza Group, a hosting services provider that enables cybercriminal activity, along with several affiliated companies and people. OFAC said Aeza Group is a "bulletproof" hosting services provider that sell access to specialized servers and other infrastructure to help ransomware actors, personal information stealers, and drug vendors evade law enforcement.
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The agency also designated Aeza International Ltd., the group's branch in the U.K.; Aeza Logistic LLC and Cloud Solutions LLC, two Russia-based subsidiaries; CEO Arsenii Aleksandrovich Penzev; Yurii Meruzhanovich Bozoyan, the general director; Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Gast, the technical director; and Igor Anatolyevich Knyazev, who helps to manage the company. Penzev, Bozoyan and Knyazev each own 33% of Aeza Group, OFAC said.