Security minister Mr Jarvis said: “Ransomware attacks by Russian affiliated cyber crime gangs are some of the most harmful cyber threats we face today and the Government is tackling them head-on.
Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Bradley T Smith said in a statement: “Ransomware actors and other cyber criminals rely on third-party network service providers like Zservers to enable their attacks on US and international critical infrastructure.”.
Security minister Dan Jarvis has described ransomware “by Russian affiliated cyber crime gangs” as “some of the most harmful cyber threats we face today”.
The UK has brought sanctions against a Russian organisation facilitating cyber attacks, as David Lammy pledged to crack down on “Russia’s lawless cyber underworld”.
The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) described ZSERVERS as providing infrastructure for cyber criminals carrying out ransomware attacks against the UK.
