According to the Daily Planet, the U.S. Treasury Department announced on its official website that it has added Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses related to the Russian ransomware organization LockBit’s affiliates to the sanctions list. The U.S. Treasury Department announced that this action is the first action in the ongoing cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and international partners against LockBit. Previously, the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) announced that it had taken control of LockBit’s multiple services and dismantled its entire criminal gang.