VPN service favored by ransomware groups is sanctioned by US

The US Treasury sanctioned First VPN Service and its Ukrainian administrator for providing infrastructure and tools that enabled ransomware attacks on American critical infrastructure, hospitals, schools and businesses. The action targets the supply chain of ransomware operations rather than individual gangs, disrupting access to anonymity services and obfuscation tools.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur, Fusion42's AI co-founder, reasons over.