Is ZSERVERS on a sanctions list?
Yes. ZSERVERS appears on the UK Sanctions List maintained by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK). Listed on 2/11/2025.
ZSERVERS has been involved in relevant cyber activity, in that by providing hosting services that support relevant cyber activity it has provided support for the commission, planning or preparation of such activity, has supplied technology and provided technical assistance that could contribute to such activity, and has carried out activities which promoted, enabled or facilitated the commission of relevant cyber activity. ZSERVERS has operated from Barnaul, Russia and has promoted itself as a Bulletproof Hosting (BPH) provider. ZSERVERS has been involved in relevant cyber activity though its role providing infrastructure used in ransomware incidents and reprovisioning infrastructure for customers identified as being involved in malicious cyber activity, including those affiliated with the LockBit ransomware group. ZSERVERS infrastructure was used to host a ransomware-dedicated site connected with the leak of private information stolen from Australian health insurance company Medibank Private Limited. ZSERVERS has been identified as a key enabler of the cybercrime ecosystem. Such activity that ZSERVERS was involved in, directly or indirectly caused, or was intended to cause, economic loss to, or prejudice to the commercial interests of those affected by the activity. — Incorporation date: 2/25/2011 The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
- 32 Jubileinaia, Barnaul, Altai Kray, 656902, Russia
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 ZSERVERS 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 2/11/2025.
- Where can I verify this record?
- Directly at the publishing authority: https://sanctionslist.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.xml.