Russian citizen came under US sanctions for stealing medical data of 10 million Australians

The U.S. Department of the Treasury included in the sanctions list of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in connection with cybercrimes and events in Ukraine .Russian Alexander Ermakov, according to the department’s website.

According to the information provided, he is a Muscovite born in 1990. Also known under the nicknames blade_runner, GistaveDore, GustaveDore, JimJones.

Earlier, on January 23 , Australia imposed sanctions against Ermakov , according to the website of the cybersecurity center of the country's government communications department. He, as stated in the center, participated in the theft of information from Australia's largest insurance company Medibank Private in 2022.

“A Russian national and cybercriminal has been sanctioned for his role in the unauthorized release and publication on the dark web of 9.7 million records containing the personal information of Australians, including names, dates of birth, Medicare [insurance card] numbers and confidential HEALTH information,” it said. message.

Sanctions against Ermakov are the first imposed under the Australian Autonomous Sanctions Act of 2011, the center added. The hacker is prohibited from entering the country, and financial transactions and transactions with him are also impossible, including through cryptocurrency wallets - for this he faces a prison sentence of up to ten years and large fines.