US, UK Sanction Trickbot Members, DOJ Charges Trickbot Tech Leader and Others

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The US Treasury Department and the United Kingdom Foreign Office announced they have sanctioned eleven people for their alleged involvement in the Trickbot cybercriminal gang, while the US Department of Justice also unsealed indictments against nine people it says are connected to Trickbot and its sibling organization Conti, with seven of those nine also appearing on the sanctions list.

In February, the US and UK announced sanctions against seven alleged Trickbot actors and an indictment against them.

The new round of censures includes alleged Trickbot members accused of acting as coders and administrators for the group, senior staff, the developer team lead, and a human resources and finance manager. The sanctions also named Maksim Galoch…