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OFAC Sanctions Russian Institution Behind Malware Attacks

The Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned a Russian government research institution behind “destructive malware” that targets industrial safety systems, OFAC said Oct. 23. The designation targeted the State Research Center of the Russian Federation FGUP Central Scientific Research Institute…

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of Chemistry and Mechanics, which was responsible for building tools that led to a Triton malware attack, OFAC said. The institution was sanctioned under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.