New US Treasury sanctions on Russian hackers hit Monero address

Cointelegraph

Published Sep 16, 2020 01:05PM ET

Updated Sep 16, 2020 02:40PM ET

Per its Wednesday additions to its list of sanctioned individuals, the United States Treasury Department is targeting Monero (XMR) addresses.

Russian nationals Dmitriy Karasavidi and Danil Potekhin have become the newest names on the specially designated nationals list. According to the Treasury’s announcement on the subject, the two engineered an elaborate phishing campaign targeting U.S. citizens in 2017 and 2018.

Continue Reading on Coin Telegraph