Guidance

Cyber financial sanctions: list of asset-freeze targets

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• From: Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation and HM Treasury
• Published: 28 June 2019
• Last updated: 9 December 2025
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  1. 9 December 2025

     HM Treasury notice, Cyber, 09/12/2025 added.

  2. 4 December 2025

     HM Treasury notice, Cyber, 04/12/2025 added.

  3. 24 November 2025

     HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 24/11/2025 added.

  4. 19 November 2025

     HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 19/11/2025 and HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 19/11/2025 (Amendment) added.

  5. 13 August 2025

     The PDF for the current list of designated persons under the Cyber regime has been replaced. It now correctly contains the Cyber list of designated persons, rather than the Iraq list.

  6. 12 August 2025

     HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 12/08/2025 added.

  7. 21 July 2025

     HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 18/07/2025 has been updated to include the alias “GRU UNIT 26165” and a new primary name for Group ID 13984, in line with the information on the Consolidated List for Asset Freeze Targets. Please note, the information for Group ID 13984 on the Consolidated List itself has not changed since the update on 18/07/2025.

  8. 18 July 2025

     HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 18/07/2025 added.

  9. 11 February 2025

     HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 11/02/2025

  10. 8 October 2024

      HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 08/10/2024 added

  11. 1 October 2024

      HM Treasury notice, Cyber, 01/10/2024

  12. 7 May 2024

      HM Treasury notice, Cyber, 07/05/2024 added.

  13. 25 March 2024

      HM Treasury notice, Cyber, 25/03/2024 added.

  14. 23 January 2024

      HM Treasury Notice Cyber, 23/01/2024 added.

  15. 7 December 2023

      HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 07/12/2023 added

  16. 7 September 2023

      HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 07/09/2023 added.

  17. 6 April 2023

      HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 06/04/2023 added

  18. 10 February 2023

      HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 10/02/2023 added

  19. 9 February 2023

      HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 09/02/2023 added Ransomware and Sanctions notice amendment

  20. 5 July 2022

      Updated with Latest HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 05/07/2022

  21. 27 May 2022

      Updated with 'HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 27/05/2022'

  22. 24 March 2022

      Updated with: Latest HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 24/03/2022

  23. 18 March 2022

      Updated with 'Latest HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 18/03/2022'.

  24. 15 March 2022

      Updated with 'Latest HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 15/03/2022'.

  25. 31 December 2020

      Updated to reflect regime coming into force under the Sanctions Act

  26. 24 November 2020

      Updated with 'Latest HM Treasury notice, 24/11/2020, Cyber-Attacks (Reg 2020/1744)’

  27. 23 October 2020

      Updated with 'Latest HM Treasury notice, 23/10/2020, Cyber-Attacks (Reg 2020/1536)’

  28. 31 July 2020

      Updated with 'Latest HM Treasury notice, 31/07/2020, Cyber-Attacks (Reg 2020/1125)'

  29. 28 June 2019

      First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 30 January 2026

This page is no longer being updated and is being kept for reference only. The current list and updates for the Cyber regime are available on Cyber: list of designations and sanctions notices.

Documents

Current list of designated persons: Cyber

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HM Treasury notice, Cyber, 09/12/2025

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HM Treasury notice, Cyber, 04/12/2025

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 24/11/2025

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 19/11/2025 (Amendment)

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 19/11/2025

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 12/08/2025

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 18/07/2025

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 11/02/2025

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 08/10/2024

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HM Treasury notice, Cyber, 01/10/2024

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HM Treasury notice, Cyber, 07/05/2024

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HM Treasury notice, Cyber, 25/03/2024

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HM Treasury Notice Cyber, 23/01/2024

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 07/12/2023

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 07/09/2023

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 06/04/2023

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 10/02/2023

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 09/02/2023

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 05/07/2022

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 27/05/2022

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 24/03/2022

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 18/03/2022

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HM Treasury Notice, Cyber, 15/03/2022

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Details

The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 ensure sanctions aimed at furthering the prevention of certain cyber activity are implemented effectively after the UK leaves the EU.

Context

The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 put in place sanctions measures aimed at furthering the prevention of cyber activity which:

• undermines, or is intended to undermine, the integrity, prosperity or security of the UK or a country other than the UK
• directly or indirectly causes, or is intended to cause, economic loss to, or prejudice to the commercial interests of, those affected by the activity
• undermines, or is intended to undermine, the independence or effective functioning of an international organisation, or a non-governmental organisation or forum whose mandate or purposes relate to the governance of international sport or the internet
• otherwise affects a significant number of persons in an indiscriminate manner

Ransomware and Sanctions

• making or facilitating a ransomware payment risks exposing those involved to civil or criminal penalties where such payments are made to individuals or entities subject to financial sanctions, known as designated persons.
• OFSI, in partnership with other HM Government (HMG) organisations, has published guidance on sanctions and ransomware, which includes information on the impact of ransomware payments, cyber resilience, and HMG’s approach to enforcement. For more information, please see the guidance on ransomware and sanctions.

UK regulations

• The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
• The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2020
• The Cyber-Attacks (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2019

EU Regulations (applicable prior to 11:00pm, 31 December 2020)

Council Regulation (EU) 2019/796

Find out more about UK cyber sanctions