Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber- Enabled Activities
Blocks Property of Malicious Cyber Actors and Prohibits Transactions
What it does
Agencies must block and bar transactions in property of listed or identified malicious cyber actors, and Treasury may lift blocks when circumstances change.
Real-world impact
- Freezes assets and blocks property of targeted cyber actors in the U.S.
- Bans transfers, payments, exports, or withdrawals involving blocked property.
- Authorizes Treasury Secretary, with Attorney General and Secretary of State, to add or remove targets.
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Summary
This order expands U.S. restrictions on people and groups that carry out serious cyber-enabled harm. It blocks any property in the United States belonging to people listed in the new Annex or those the government identifies.
The Treasury Secretary, with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, can designate people whose cyber activities harm critical infrastructure, disrupt networks, steal trade secrets for profit, or interfere with elections; the Secretary can also remove blocks when warranted. The order bans transfers or dealings in blocked property.
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