The Isle of Man Treasury issued a notice reflecting an update to the UK Sanctions List under the UK cyber sanctions regime as applied in the Isle of Man, adding nineteen new entries and amending two existing entries. The amended entries remain subject to an asset freeze, and the new entries are now subject to an asset freeze. The two amended designations relate to Russian military intelligence cyber units: the Main Centre for Special Technologies (GTsST) (Unit 74455), also known as Sandworm, and the 85th Main Special Services Centre (GTsSS) (Unit 26165), associated with APT28/Fancy Bear. The notice updates identifying information and statements of reasons, including references to activity such as deployment of Industroyer, NotPetya and X-Agent malware. It also reiterates compliance steps for institutions that suspect a match, including immediate asset freezes, checks to manage false positives, prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available without a licence or exemption, and reporting frozen assets and suspected or attempted breaches to the Financial Intelligence Unit, taking account of ownership and control and noting that previously reported frozen holdings do not need to be re-reported.
The Treasury (Isle of Man) 2025-07-18
Isle of Man Treasury publicises 19 new cyber sanctions asset-freeze designations and amends two existing GRU entries
The Isle of Man Treasury updated the UK Sanctions List under the UK cyber sanctions regime, adding nineteen new entries and amending two, all subject to an asset freeze. The amended entries pertain to Russian military intelligence cyber units, with updated identifying information and reasons for designation. Institutions must comply with asset freeze requirements, manage false positives, and report to the Financial Intelligence Unit.