United Kingdom: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office investigation pertaining to alleged malicious cyber activities involving Russian entities
Progress
Current status
concluded
18 Jul 2025 concluded
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued Financial Sanctions Notice over malicious cyber activities involving Russian entities
On 18 July 2025, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) updated the UK Sanctions List under the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, adding 19 Russian individuals and one entity linked to Russia's Main Intelligence Directo…
Event type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body