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.
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