OFAC Sanctions FirstVPN, Exposes Crypto Links to Top Ransomware Gangs

OFAC sanctions VPN provider FirstVPN and two operators tied to top ransomware gangs hiding attacks using malware-disguising tools. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned a VPN provider and two individuals on July 13, 2026.  The action names FirstVPN Service, also called 1VPNS, along with administrator Dmytro Rashevskyi and Belarusian national Yevgeniy Vladimirovich…