The United States has intensified its efforts to counteract Russian disinformation campaigns by imposing sanctions on two individuals, Ilya Gambashidze and Nikolai Tupikin, and two entities involved in such activities. On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department, with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), announced these sanctions, accusing them of supporting disinformation efforts directed by the Russian government. These efforts included a 'Doppelganger' campaign that impersonated news websites, staged videos, and created fake social media accounts to influence European and U.S. audiences. The sanctions also encompassed two crypto addresses associated with the sanctioned individuals, highlighting the financial aspect of the disinformation campaigns. Additionally, the discovery of the AcidPour malware, targeting telecoms networks in Ukraine, was linked to these sanctioned entities.
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🇷🇺 New from @LabsSentinel: We have discovered a novel malware variant of AcidRain, which we call AcidPour and connect to threat clusters previously publicly attributed to Russian military intelligence. This new malware could be targeting telecoms networks in Ukraine. Read the… https://t.co/zCxP92LBnr
U.S. Sanctions Russians Behind ‘Doppelganger’ Cyber Influence Campaign #cybersecurity https://t.co/3O8oxDD5qf
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🚨 U.S. Treasury sanctions Russian nationals Ilya Gambashidze & Nikolai Tupikin for running disinformation campaigns aimed at influencing European and US audiences. Learn more: https://t.co/JDQCn7T4E8 #cybersecurity #technews #infosec
Treasury Sanctions Actors Supporting Kremlin-Directed Malign Influence Efforts: „Leading into Fall 2022, Tupikin and Gambashidze implemented a campaign that impersonated news websites, staged videos, and fake social media accounts.“ | #Russia https://t.co/HtvWskOe7g
The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two people and two entities it accused of supporting disinformation efforts directed by the Russian government, the US Treasury Department said. https://t.co/Unfm8wL7fx
Today, OFAC sanctioned two Russian nationals for facilitating disinformation on behalf of the Russian govt. OFAC included two crypto addresses in their designation. Check out our blog to learn more: https://t.co/FaV97tzRUd
The U.S. has imposed new sanctions against two individuals and two entities connected to a Russian disinformation campaign that included a bevy of fake news websites, the Treasury Department announced. https://t.co/uicWzX7PHS https://t.co/YOXSFuvjxt
This story has a good overview of Russia’s disinformation operations. Treasury has just sanctioned Gambashidze, Tupikin, and their companies. Good job!! Keep it coming https://t.co/WW4DiMQnEH
The United States remains committed to deterring and disrupting the Kremlin’s consistent attempts to undermine democracy. Today, @USTreasury is imposing sanctions on entities and individuals connected to a Kremlin-directed disinformation campaign in Europe.
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