The United States has announced a raft of new sanctions targeting several Russian entities and individuals over their allege contribution to hacking schemes against Washington and its allies.
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin alleged in a statement Monday that those affected in the new sanctions had worked with the Russian military and intelligence services to help cyber attacks against the US and other states.
“The entities designated today have directly contributed to improving Russia’s cyber and underwater capabilities through their work with the FSB (Russia’s security service) and therefore jeopardize the safety and security of the United States and our allies,” said Mnuchin.
He added that the sanctions were meant to prevent further “malicious” actions by Russia.
“The United States is engaged in an ongoing effort to counter malicious actors working at the behest of the Russian Federation and its military and intelligence…