Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities

2015-04-02Executive Order 13694
Signed by: Barack Obama
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Headline: Blocks Property of Persons Engaging in Malicious Cyber Activities

What it does: Agencies must block and freeze property of persons who engage in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities and enforce related prohibitions.

Real World Impact:
  • Freezes assets and blocks transactions of designated cyber actors.
  • Prohibits donations, trade, or services to listed individuals or entities.
  • Bars entry into the United States for persons meeting cyber threat criteria.
Topics: cybersecurity, economic sanctions, national security, immigration restrictions

Summary

This order blocks and freezes property of people and companies that carry out serious malicious cyber activities from outside the United States.

It also bans donations and business with designated cyber actors, stops their entry into the United States, and forbids schemes to evade the prohibitions.

Agencies must use existing laws to identify, list, and punish those who damage critical infrastructure, steal trade secrets, or cause major economic harm.

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