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  United States Sanctions Senior Leader of the LockBit Ransomware Group

  US Department of the Treasury

  May 7, 2024

  WASHINGTON — Today, the United States designated Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, a Russian national and a leader of the Russia-based LockBit group, for his role in developing and distributing LockBit ransomware. This designation is the result of a collaborative effort with the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency, the Australian Federal Police, and other international partners. Concurrently, the Department of Justice is unsealing an indictment and the Department of State is announcing a reward offer for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Khoroshev. The United Kingdom and Australia are also announcing the designation of Khoroshev.

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  Financial sanctions update: Cyber

  OFSI

  May 7, 2024

  On 7 May 2024 the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office updated the UK Sanctions List on GOV.UK. This list provides details of those designated under regulations made under the Sanctions Act. The following entry has been added under the Cyber financial sanctions regime and is now subject to an asset freeze:

  • Dmitry Yureyvich Khoroshev (Group ID: 16494)

  OFSI’s consolidated list of asset freeze targets has been updated to reflect these changes.

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  MAS Imposes Composition Penalty of S$2.5 million on Swiss-Asia Financial Services Pte. Ltd. for AML/CFT Breaches, Reprimands its CEO and COO

  MAS

  May 7, 2024

  Singapore, 7 May 2024… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed a composition penalty of S$2.5 million on Swiss-Asia Financial Services Pte. Ltd. (SAFS) for breaches of MAS’ anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) requirements. MAS has also issued a reprimand to SAFS’ chief executive officer (CEO), Mr Olivier Pascal Mivelaz, and its chief operating officer (COO), Mr Steve Knabl, for failing to discharge their duties and functions of ensuring that SAFS complied with MAS’ AML/CFT requirements.