Is Artem Viktorovich Yakubets on a sanctions list?
Yes. Artem Viktorovich Yakubets appears on the UK Sanctions List maintained by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK). Listed on 10/1/2024.
Artem Viktorovich YAKUBETS is a member of Evil Corp, and is associated with Maksim YAKUBETS who was involved in relevant cyber activity through his leadership of Evil Corp; and Dmitry SMIRNOV and Aleksey SHCHETININ who were involved in relevant cyber activity through their facilitation of financial and money laundering activity for Evil Corp. Evil Corp's malicious cyber activity involved a concerted effort to compromise UK health, government and public sector institutions, and commercial technology companies, for financial gain, undermined or was intended to undermine the integrity, prosperity and security of the United Kingdom and its allies. — The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
What does inclusion on UK-HMT mean?
Inclusion on the UK Sanctions List, published by the FCDO and enforced by OFSI, means UK persons are required to freeze the listed party's assets and refrain from making funds or economic resources available, under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.
This explainer is informational only, is not legal advice, and does not describe the full scope of any restriction. Always verify against the primary source and consult qualified counsel.
Frequently asked
- Is Artem Viktorovich Yakubets on a sanctions list?
- Yes — indexed by Kleerance as appearing on the UK Sanctions List published by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Always confirm against the primary source before acting.
- How current is this record?
- Kleerance re-checks the source every six hours. This page reflects the most recent ingested version of the list. The publishing authority's listing date on record is 10/1/2024.
- Where can I verify this record?
- Directly at the publishing authority: https://sanctionslist.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.xml.