The latest in a flurry of actions this week, tied to foreign threats against U.S. computer systems, includes sanctions by the Department of the Treasury. The Trump administration sanctions a Russia government research institution on Friday claiming it was behind a series of cyberattacks using the highly destructive Triton malware. The malware had been used in various attacks against US partners in the Middle East and spotted probing U.S. facilities. Friday s sanctions against Russia cap a. busy week for U.K. cyber defenses.
Source: https://threatpost.com/us-sanctions-russian-triton-malware/160518/