OFAC Cyber-Related Sanctions
OFAC Cyber-Related Sanctions is a sanctions program maintained by Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). It imposes asset freeze and financial restrictions.
Last updated 3 Aug 2026
Overview
Sanctions program targeting persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities, including efforts to deny access to or degrade, disrupt, or destroy information systems, exfiltrate information for influence operations, misappropriate funds or trade secrets, conduct destructive malware attacks, and significant denial of service activities. Implemented under a series of executive orders and codified at 31 CFR Part 578.
Legal bases
- Executive Order 14306
- Executive Order 14144
- Executive Order 13757
- Executive Order 13694
- Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022, Public Law 117-336, 136 Stat. 980
- International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701-1706
- National Emergencies Act (NEA), 50 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1651
- 31 CFR Part 578 — Cyber-Related Sanctions Regulations
Official resources
Licenses for Legal Fees and Costs - Guidance on the Release of Limited Amounts of Blocked Funds for Payment of Legal Fees and Costs
Entities Owned By Blocked Persons - Guidance On Entities Owned By Persons Whose Property And Interests In Property Are Blocked
91 FR 35142-26 - Cyber-Related Sanctions Regulations Web General License 2
88 FR 34443-23 - Publication of Cyber-Related Sanctions Regulations Web General License 1 and Subsequent Iterations
87 FR 78484-22 - Publication of Humanitarian Sanctions Regulations Amendment and General Licenses (Nongovernmental Organizations, Agricultural, and Medicine)
87 FR 54373-22 - Cyber-Related Sanctions Regulations
80 FR 81752-15 - Issuance of Cyber-Related Sanctions Regulations to implement Executive Order 13694
Overview of Sanctions - Cyber-related Sanctions Brochure
Cyber-related Sanctions FAQ Topic Page
E.O. 14144 - Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation's Cybersecurity (January 16, 2025)
E.O. 13694 - Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities (April 01, 2015)
E.O. 14306 - Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation's Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144 (June 06, 2025)
E.O. 13757 - Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities (December 28, 2016)
Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022, Public Law 117-336, 136 Stat. 980
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701-1706
31 CFR Part 578 - Cyber-Related Sanctions Regulations
Cyber General License 2 - Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving Anco Water Supply Co. Ltd. Related to the Treatment and Distribution of Drinking Water (April 23, 2026)
Advisory on Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments (Updated September 21, 2021)
Guidance on the Provision of Certain Services Relating to the Requirements of U.S. Sanctions Laws (January 12, 2017)
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA)
National Emergencies Act (NEA), 50 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1651
Cyber General License 1C - Authorizing Certain Transactions with the Federal Security Service (April 27, 2023)
Sanctions Compliance Guidance for the Virtual Currency Industry (October 15, 2021)
North Korea Cyber Threat Advisory (April 15, 2020)