On October 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory to alert companies that might pay ransomware attackers of the potential sanctions risks for facilitating ransomware payments. In particular, the alert targeted “financial institutions, cyber insurance firms, and companies involved in digital forensics and incident response….” While this is an advisory and does not have the force of law,… More
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Obama Executive Order Targets International Cyberattacks Against U.S. with New Sanctions
By Gwen Jaramillo and Shrutih V. Tewarie
As part of a series of measures aimed at increasing preparedness and defenses against international cyberattacks on U.S. industries and government agencies, on April 1, President Obama issued Executive Order No. 13694, authorizing the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to sanction foreign individuals or entities committing such attacks. The new sanctions will allow the Treasury Department to block or freeze the assets of those outside the U.S.… More