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Cyber sanction imposed on Russian citizen for ransomware activity

Australia has imposed a targeted financial sanction and travel ban on Russian citizen Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev for his senior leadership role in the LockBit ransomware group. This is the second use of Australia’s autonomous cyber sanctions framework and part of ongoing coordinated…

Press Conference, Canberra

Subjects: Cyber sanction in response to Medibank Private cyber attack; sanctions in response to terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas; Hamas-Israel conflict; cost of living; Australia-Tuvalu Falepili Union treaty and Nauru.

Cyber sanction in response to Medibank Private cyber attack

Australia has today used cyber sanctions powers on a Russian individual for his role in the breach of the Medibank Private network.