On July 1, 2025, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Aeza Group LLC, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider, for its role in supporting cybercriminal activity. Three affiliated companies and four individuals who are Aeza Group admins were also designated today.
OFAC listed one digital currency address associated with Aeza Group LLC on its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. This address is now labeled in Chainalysis products as “OFAC SDN Aeza Group LLC 2025-07-01“. Sending and receiving exposure to this address will trigger sanctions alerts for KYT customers, per the alert rules they have configured.
OFAC’s designation includes one TRON cryptocurrency address associated with Aeza Group: TU4tDFRvcKhAZ1jdihojmBWZqvJhQCnJ4F.
On-chain analysis and additional research indicate that Aeza Group relied on a payment processor to receive payments for hosting services, thereby obscuring the traceability of customer deposits. The designated address appears to function as an administrative wallet, handling cash-outs from the payment processor, forwarding funds to various exchanges, and occasionally receiving direct payments for Aeza’s services.
