CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

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Australia has imposed financial sanctions on five Russian individuals and a cybercriminal infrastructure provider for offering services which enabled notorious criminal networks to facilitate unlawful activity online.

The AFP acknowledges the decision by the Australian, US and UK governments today (12 February, 2025) to impose financial sanctions on the cybercrime service provider 'ZServers', operating from Barnaul, Russia.

ZServers provided services to the criminal actors responsible for the breach of Medibank Private in October 2022. This resulted in a compromi...