Treasury Sanctions Malware and Infrastructure Providers Supporting Ransomware Attacks Against Americans

WASHINGTON — Today, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating two individuals and one entity enabling ransomware actors’ and other cybercriminals’ malign activities, notably ransomware attacks against Americans. These include First VPN Service (1VPNS), a virtual private network (VPN) provider selling services to ransomware groups, and its administrator, Dmytro Rashevskyi (Rashevskyi). OFAC is also designating Yegeniy Vladimirovich Silayev (Silayev), an individual who sells “cryptors,” which are tools used to disguise ransomware and other malware as safe programs to prevent security systems from detecting or deactivating them. Ransomware groups utilizing these individuals’ services have caused billions of dollars in losses to U.S.