Last Updated: September 16, 2024

Maksim Sergeevich GALOCHKIN

Aliases

Максим Сергеевич ГАЛОЧКИН; Maxim Galočkin

DoB

1982-05-19

Linked to

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202401778

Official reason

In addition, Mikhail Tsarev and Maksim Galochkin, key players in the deployment of the malwares ‘Conti’ and ‘Trickbot’ and involved in ‘Wizard Spider’, are also sanctioned. Trickbot is a malicious spyware program, created and developed by the threat group ‘Wizard Spider’, which has conducted ransomware campaigns in a variety of sectors, including e...

Other Information

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/06/24/cyber-attacks-six-persons-added-to-eu-sanctions-list-for-malicious-cyber-activitiescyberattacks-against-eu-member-states-and-ukraine/

Date of listing

2024-06-24

Program information

Authority

EU

Program

Restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States

Regime

EU-horizontal

Target State

Cyber-attacks

Measures

Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission

Sanctions Portfolio

- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision(CFSP) 2019/797.

Official Information

Through the adoption of the “Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox” on 19 June 2017, the Council stressed the growing need to protect the integrity and security of the EU, its Member States and their citizens against cyber threats and malicious cyber activities. At the European Council on 18 October 2018, Member States called for the introduction of a new EU san...

Program URL

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02019D0797-20230517