As the sanctions-evading scheme has grown, so too has the U.S. government’s response.

The State Department also announced financial rewards totaling up to $6 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Garantex’s leaders.

The announcement comes as an Arizona woman was sentenced to more than eight years in jail for her role in running a laptop farm.

The hackers were allegedly involved in operations against Ukraine and a Russian on U.K. soil, the latter with malware tied to U.S. 2016 election interference.

A North Korean man was the focus of Tuesday’s announcement, which also included a Russian man, his companies and North Korean firms.

Russia-based Aeza Group allegedly provided infrastructure to BianLian ransomware and the Meduza, RedLine and Lumma infostealer operators.

The spyware’s developer, Intellexa, has been under pressure due to sanctions and public disclosure, but Recorded Future uncovered fresh activity.

A new report from DTEX Systems is the deepest look at how North Korea’s remote IT workforce schemes are the tip of the iceberg when it comes…

The sanctions place the companies under a strict licensing regime meant to limit their access to foundational technology for quantum computing, cloud and AI.

The Department of Justice also indicted two men tied to the exchange.