Designation identifiers
- UKSL unique ID
- CYB0054
- OFSI group ID
- 16580
- 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
- Andrey Vechislavovich PLOTNITSKIY 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. Andrey PLOTNITSKIY is associated with Maksim YAKUBETS who was involved in relevant cyber activity through his leadership of Evil Corp and Dmitry SMIRNOV who was involved in relevant cyber activity through his facilitation of money laundering activity for Evil Corp. 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, 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.
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