Eduard Vitalevich Benderskiy

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CYB0057Eduard Vitalevich Benderskiy#

Individual · designated 2024-10-01 under The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 · UK listing · entry last updated 2025-04-09

DetailsBorn: 1970-06-25. Gender: Male

IdentifiersUKSL CYB0057. OFSI group 16584

NamesPrimary name: Eduard Vitalevich Benderskiy. Primary name variants: Eduard Vitalyevich Benderskiy. Non-Latin: Эдуард Витальевич БЕНДЕРСКИЙ [Cyrillic]

SanctionsAsset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction (indicators: asset freeze, travel ban, director disqualification sanction). Regime: The Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. Source: UK. Designated 2024-10-01.

Other informationThe Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Statement of reasonsEduard Vitalevich BENDERSKIY has been involved in relevant cyber activity, including being responsible for, engaging in and providing support for malicious cyber activity that resulted in the unauthorised access and exfiltration of sensitive data from UK infrastructure and networks. Eduard BENDERSKIY facilitated Evil Corp's connections and involvement with the Russian Intelligence Services and provided both political and physical protection to the group, enabling their malicious cyber operations. Evil Corp's malicious cyber activity involved a concerted effort to compromise UK health, government and public sector institutions, and commercial technology companies, for financial gain, which undermined or was intended to undermine the integrity, prosperity and security of the United Kingdom and its allies.

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