The three nations act against the Russia-based provider for enabling cyberattacks on critical infrastructure globally.
The United States, alongside the United Kingdom and Australia, has imposed sanctions on Zservers, a Russia-based service provider accused of facilitating Lockbit ransomware attacks. The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the move on Tuesday, highlighting national security concerns linked to Zservers’ role in supporting cybercriminal activities.
Zservers, a bulletproof hosting services provider, has been allegedly enabling ransomware actors and other cybercriminals by providing the necessary infrastructure for their attacks on critical infrastructure across the U.S. and globally. The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) also designated two Russian nationals believed to be key administrators of the Zservers network.
Bradley Smith, Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, noted that such third-party service providers play a significant role in empowering cybercriminals to target key national and international systems. The sanctions were introduced following earlier joint cyber measures taken last year by the U.S., UK, and Australia against the Evil Corp ransomware group, further demonstrating the growing collaboration between these nations to curb ransomware-related cyber threats.
