Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Evgenii Mikhaylovich SEREBRIAKOV
Aliases
Евгений Михайлович СЕРЕБРЯКОВ; Jevgenij Serebrjakov; Jevgenij Serebriakov; Евгений Серебряков
Position
Cyber-operator for the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GU/GRU)\nSince spring 2022, Evgenii Serebriakov is leading “Sandworm” (a.k.a. “Sandworm Team”, “BlackEnergy Group”, “Voodoo Bear”, “Quedagh”, “Olympic Destroyer” and “Telebots”), an actor and hacking group affiliated with Unit 74455 of the Ru...
Nationality
Russia
DoB
1981-07-26
Address
Moscow, Russia
Reg. ID
100135555 (passport-National passport) (issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation valid from 2017-04-17 to 2022-04-17)
Linked to
http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/886/oj
Official reason
Evgenii Serebriakov took part in an attempted cyber-attack with a potentially significant effect against the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the Netherlands. As a cyber-operator for the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GU/GRU), Evgenii Serebriakov was part of a team...
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2020-07-30)
Date of listing
2025-05-12
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