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U.S Treasury designates Russian company Matrix LLC and its associates for stealing and selling proprietary U.S. govt cyber tools, exploiting software vulnerabilities, and threatening national security

February 24, 2026

Action designates Zelenyuk, his firm and several associates for acquiring and selling software “exploits” that enable hackers to gain unauthorised access to systems, including proprietary cyber tools stolen from a U.S. company and later sold for millions in cryptocurrency. The action—taken under Executive Order 13694 and alongside State Department sanctions under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act—marks the first use of that law to target individuals involved in the theft and commercialisation of U.S. trade secrets that threaten national security…

OFAC sanctions 3 senior Sudanese paramilitary commanders for orchestrating mass killings, torture, and sexual violence in El-Fasher, freezing their U.S. assets, condemning human rights abuses

February 19, 2026

The sanctions freeze any U.S. assets of the designated individuals and prohibit U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with them. This action aligns with similar measures by the UK and EU and underscores the U.S. commitment to hold perpetrators accountable amid Sudan’s ongoing civil war, which has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and displaced millions…

OFAC sanctions a Mexican timeshare fraud network linked to terrorist cartel CJNG, targeting individuals and companies that defrauded U.S. citizens and funneled illicit profits for the cartel

February 19, 2026

The network defrauded U.S. citizens—often targeting vulnerable older Americans—while generating illicit revenue for the cartel, which also profits from drug trafficking, fuel theft, and extortion. This action, coordinated with FinCEN, FBI, DEA, IRS-CI, CBP, and Mexico’s financial intelligence unit, uses Executive Orders targeting terrorists and illicit drugs, and reflects ongoing efforts to disrupt CJNG’s financial networks and protect Americans from long-running, sophisticated fraud schemes…

OFAC targets a global oil-shipping network moving Iranian crude worth hundreds of millions to fund Iran’s military through front companies and deceptive maritime practices to evade sanctions

February 18, 2026

The action targets companies, vessels, and individuals across multiple jurisdictions, including Asia and the Middle East, involved in front companies, falsified maritime documentation, and deceptive shipping practices used to evade sanctions, as part of broader U.S. efforts to disrupt revenue streams funding Iran’s military programs, proxy groups, and regional destabilizing activities…

OFAC targets Hizballah-linked actors and entities in Lebanon, including a gold trading network, freezing their U.S. assets to cut off the terrorist group’s funding and operations

February 10, 2026

Action targets gold-trading and commodities networks linked to Hizballah’s financial apparatus, including entities like Jood SARL that convert gold reserves into usable funds and support the group’s cash flow and procurement operations. These sanctions block property and interests within U.S. jurisdiction and prohibit transactions by U.S. persons or with U.S. entities involving the designated operatives, aiming to cut off revenue streams that sustain Hizballah and undermine peace and stability in the region…

US DOS imposes sanctions on individuals, companies, and vessels tied to Iran’s illicit oil trade and “shadow fleet,” targeting networks used to evade international sanctions

February 6, 2026

The US DoS sanctions 15 entities, two individuals, and 14 shadow fleet vessels connected to the illicit trade in Iranian petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemical products. The action aims to disrupt networks that generate revenue for Iran’s government and support destabilizing activities, reinforcing U.S. efforts to strengthen enforcement of sanctions targeting Iran’s energy exports and related maritime operations…

OFAC designates Iranian officials and 2 crypto exchanges for enabling IRGC-linked finance, sanctions evasion, corruption, and human rights abuse, its first action against Iran-based digital-asset platforms

January 30, 2026

OFAC designated key Iranian regime figures — including the Minister of the Interior and other commanders of security forces involved in violent repression of protestors — along with Babak Morteza Zanjani, a prominent Iranian investor accused of embezzling and laundering oil revenues to benefit the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and related projects. For the first time, OFAC also targeted two digital asset exchanges linked to Zanjani that processed substantial volumes of funds tied to IRGC-associated entities, expanding sanctions enforcement into the crypto sector as part of broader efforts to cut off illicit financial support to the regime…

U.S Treasury imposes sanctions on nine “shadow fleet” vessels and their operators, cutting off Iranian oil revenues that finance repression, terrorist proxies, and weapons programs

January 23, 2026

OFAC designated nine vessels and eight companies under sanctions authorities for moving Iranian oil and petroleum products on behalf of Tehran, aiming to disrupt revenue streams used to finance internal repression and support terrorist proxies. These actions block all U.S. property of the designated parties and prohibit transactions by U.S. persons without authorization, reinforcing the Treasury’s broad sanctions strategy to pressure the Iranian regime…

OFAC disrupts Hamas’s covert support network by designating 6 Gaza-based groups posing as humanitarian organisations and blocking an overseas entity for secretly funding its military wing

January 21, 2026

OFAC’s action targets a network of Gaza-based organisations that claim to provide medical care or broad representation but are covertly controlled by Hamas and divert donor funds to support the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, thereby strengthening international awareness of terrorist financing risks in the charitable sector. It also designates the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad for its role in backing flotilla efforts linked to Hamas, applying sanctions under Executive Order 13224 to safeguard the humanitarian sector…

OFAC targets 21 individuals, entities, and a vessel for fueling Iran-backed Houthi operations in Yemen through oil transfers, weapons procurement, and financial support

January 16, 2026

OFAC action targets a network of front companies, facilitators and operators in Yemen, Oman and the UAE that transfer oil products, provide financial services, procure weapons and support the Iran-backed Houthis’ ability to generate over $2 billion annually in illicit revenue and conduct regional attacks. It uses counterterrorism authorities under Executive Order 13224 to block property and disrupt the financial conduits linking the group to Iran’s regime, reinforcing U.S. efforts to cut off funding for terrorist objectives…

US Treasury sanctions Iranian security officials and shadow-banking networks, blocking their assets and U.S. transactions for funding repression and laundering petroleum revenues

January 15, 2026

OFAC designates Ali Larijani and other Iranian security officials involved in brutal responses to peaceful demonstrations, along with 18 individuals and entities tied to clandestine shadow banking networks that move oil-sector revenues for the Iranian regime. The action leverages multiple executive orders aimed at human-rights abuses and economic sectors, reinforcing U.S. pressure to disrupt revenue streams used to support repression and terrorism-linked activities…

OFAC sanctions four companies and oil tankers for helping Venezuela’s Maduro regime evade sanctions, blocking assets and tightening pressure on illicit oil revenues

December 31, 2025

OFAC designates four companies under U.S. sanctions for operating in Venezuela’s oil sector — including involvement with vessels that transport Venezuelan oil — and identified four associated tankers as blocked property due to their role in generating revenue for the Maduro regime’s destabilising activities. These measures further tighten U.S. sanctions risk for actors in Venezuela’s oil trade and reinforce prohibitions on transactions involving designated entities or property without specific authorisation…

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