US updates sanctions on Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex

Threat Score:
75
Therecord
12 hours ago

Overview

The Treasury Department added the cryptocurrency exchange Grinex and other entities to existing sanctions against Garantex, a Russian platform seized earlier this year....

Related Articles

5 articles
1

2025-08-15 - Cluster AI Daily Threat Brief

ThreatCluster • 6 hours ago

# Daily Threat Intelligence Brief - August 15, 2025 ## Executive Summary The threat landscape today is characterized by a surge in sophisticated cyber threats, particularly from state-sponsored actors and organized ransomware groups. Notably, recent attacks attributed to pro-Russian hackers have targeted critical infrastructure in Norway, emphasizing the growing geopolitical dimensions of cyber warfare. Concurrently, the MuddyWater ransomware group is exploiting advanced evasion techniques, af

Score
92
Read more
3

CISA Warns N-able Bugs Under Attack, Patch Now

Dark Reading • 11 hours ago

Two critical N-able vulnerabilities enable local code execution and command injection; they require authentication to exploit, suggesting they wouldn't be seen at the beginning of an exploit chain.

Score
81
Read more
5

US Sanctions Crypto Exchange Tied to Russian Ransomware

Data Breach Today UK • 6 hours ago

US Treasury Says Crypto Exchange Helped Launder $100 Million for Ransomware Gangs The U.S. Department of Treasury sanctioned Thursday a Russian founder and co-owners of the Garantex cryptocurrency exchange in a bid to tighten methods criminal hackers use to launder extortion money and Kremlin sanctions busting. Regulators also sanctioned Garantex successor Grinex.

Score
77
Read more