The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have sanctioned the Russia-based bulletproof hosting company Media Land and its network for supporting online criminal marketplaces and prolific ransomware actors like Lockbit, BlackSuit, and Play, who target businesses in the U.S. and around the world.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury said its Office of Foreign Assets Control is also designating three members of Media Land's leadership team and three of its sister companies in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com
Business News
June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.