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US-UK-Australia sanctions Media Land bulletproof hosting network

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The United States, United Kingdom, and Australia imposed sanctions on Media Land and other Russian bulletproof hosting providers, freezing assets and increasing secondary-sanctions risk for counterparties tied to cybercrime infrastructure. OFAC said Media Land supported LockBit, BlackSuit, and Play as well as cybercrime marketplaces. The action also named three sister companies and three executives, broadening the legal exposure around the hosting network.

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  1. 19.11.2025 18:43 2 articles · 6mo ago

    US, UK, and Australia sanction Media Land network

    Legal Policy Action Update

    The United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia imposed sanctions on Media Land, Media Land Technology, Data Center Kirishi, ML Cloud, and three Media Land executives, including Aleksandr Volosovik, Kirill Zatolokin, and Yulia Pankova. The designation froze property and increased secondary-sanctions or enforcement risk for counterparties while citing support for LockBit, BlackSuit, Play, phishing attacks, malware delivery, command and control operations, illicit content hosting, and DDoS attacks.

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  2. 19.11.2025 18:43 1 articles · 6mo ago

    Five Eyes issues bulletproof hosting mitigation guidance

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    Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies released joint guidance for internet service providers and network defenders to reduce cybercriminal activity using infrastructure provided by bulletproof hosting providers. The guidance recommends building high-confidence malicious resource lists from threat intelligence feeds, conducting regular traffic analysis, applying network-boundary filters, notifying customers about malicious resource lists, and using know-your-customer checks for new clients.

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