OFAC Sanctions FirstVPN and Ransomware Enablers Behind Attacks on Americans
On July 13, 2026, OFAC sanctioned the FirstVPN Service (1VPNS), its administrator Dmytro Rashevskyi, and cryptor vendor Yevgeniy Silayev — targeting the anonymity and malware-obfuscation services ransomware groups rely on rather than a ransomware group itself, with TRM data showing operators paying the service directly on-chain.
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OFAC's July 13 action designates FirstVPN administrator Dmytro Rashevskyi and Belarusian cryptor vendor Yevgeniy Silayev, blacklisting 20 crypto addresses; ransomware groups Anubis and Qilin had paid the no-logs service.
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