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The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions in coordination with the U.K. on Dec. 7 against two Russian nationals for their role in a wide-ranging cyber campaign against the U.S., U.K., and other Western countries. The two individuals named were Ruslan Peretyatko, an officer with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), and Andrey Korinets, an IT worker. Russia has been repeatedly accused of backing cyber-crime groups in attacks against its rivals. Moscow has also deployed its cyber capabilities against Ukraine, including attacks on government ins…

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