Maksim Viktorovich Yakubets

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID

CYB0048

OFSI group ID

16583

Designation type

Individual

Date designated

1 October 2024

Last updated

9 April 2025

Regimes

• The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Designation sources

• UK

Sanctions imposed

• Asset freeze
• Travel Ban
• Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

• Maksim Viktorovich YAKUBETS is a member of Evil Corp, and has been involved in relevant cyber activity, including being responsible for, engaging in and providing support for malicious cyber activity that resulted in the unauthorised access and exfiltration of sensitive data from UK infrastructure and networks. Maksim YAKUBETS was a central figure in the administration and leadership of Evil Corp and was responsible for managing and overseeing the group's malicious cyber activities. Additionally, Maksim YAKUBETS was involved in the development of Evil Corp's malware and ransomware strains. Evil Corp's malicious cyber activity involved a concerted effort to compromise UK health, government and public sector institutions, and commercial technology companies, for financial gain, which undermined or was intended to undermine the integrity, prosperity and security of the United Kingdom and its allies.

Other information

• The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.