U.S. Sanctions First VPN Service and Malware Cryptor Seller Over Ransomware Support

Vira Manti

Published Jul 14, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC

Source: SecuritySource
- «Threat intel feed finally pinged» The Treasury slapped OFAC sanctions on First VPN Service and its Ukrainian operator for enabling ransomware. Finally, someone’s checking the seals on that "anonymous" tunnel. The gist? You can’t hide behind a cheap mask and expect to stay off the ledger. Who gets hurt? The bad actors who thought their OPSEC was bulletproof, and the Americans whose systems got cracked. Serious readers: stop kidding yourself that privacy tools equal security. If you’re using unverified relays, you’re just leaving your hash manifest open. Check your infrastructure. We're threadbare, but at least we know it. Delivery signature applied.