North Korea Designations; Democratic Republic of the Congo-related Designations

Release Date
10/28/2026

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Treasury Sanctions Facilitators of DPRK IT Worker Fraud Targeting U.S. Businesses

Treasury Sanctions Rwandan Ministry of Defence and Financial Institution Supporting M23

Specially Designated Nationals List Updates

The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN List:

BOYKOV, Ilya Aleksandrovich (Cyrillic: БОЙКОВ, Илья Александрович), Russia; DOB 30 May 1994; nationality Russia; Gender Male; Digital Currency Address - ETH 0x12Ea80238C7d805D003ce793594e92d84A6f4E8d; alt. Digital Currency Address - ETH 0x761edd5e4546229a0bd35ae99b4d3d01cf4a3510; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214; Digital Currency Address - TRX TQKoDq5aCrWAciiNtete5pDYVN38i4qFN1; alt. Digital Currency Address - TRX TXmrnVgsqCMJncYHTXchuJ5z111BXSj4g3; Passport 620645580 (Russia) expires 17 Jun 2009 (individual) [DPRK2] (Linked To: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ALIS). HAN, Yu Song (a.k.a. HAN, Yu-so'ng), Russia; DOB 20 May 2000; POB Pyongyang, North Korea; nationality Korea, North; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214; Passport 845349261 (Korea, North) issued 01 Sep 2025 expires 30 Sep 2030 (individual) [DPRK3] (Linked To: FIRST FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER). HYON, Se Il (a.k.a. HYO'N, Se-il), Russia; DOB 08 Sep 2002; POB Pyongyang, North Korea; nationality Korea, North; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214; Passport 845349266 (Korea, North) issued 01 Sep 2025 expires 01 Sep 2030 (individual) [DPRK3] (Linked To: FIRST FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER). KIM, Hyo Dong (Hangul: 김효동) (a.k.a. KIM, Hyo-tong), Russia; Laos; DOB 28 Dec 1989; nationality Korea, North; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214; Passport 108130286 (Korea, North) (individual) [DPRK2] (Linked To: CHINYONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION COMPANY). KIM, Ki Hyok (Hangul: 김기혁) (a.k.a. KIM, Ki-hyo'k), Russia; DOB 30 May 1980; nationality Korea, North; Gender Male; Digital Currency Address - ETH 0xE4C9a7F68B1EbA4508f54f07f7378847318dD1A3; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214 (individual) [DPRK2] (Linked To: CHINYONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION COMPANY). KIM, Kyong Ju (a.k.a. KIM, Kyo'ng-chu), Russia; DOB 02 Jan 2001; POB Pyongyang, North Korea; nationality Korea, North; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210;
Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214; Passport 845349260 (Korea, North) issued 01 Sep 2025 expires 01 Sep 2030 (individual) [DPRK3] (Linked To: FIRST FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER). KIM, Sung Gwan (a.k.a. KIM, Su'ng-kwan), Russia; DOB 07 Jan 1999; POB Pyongyang, North Korea; nationality Korea, North; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214; Passport 845136774 (Korea, North) issued 18 Feb 2025 expires 18 Feb 2030 (individual) [DPRK3] (Linked To: FIRST FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER). OBERTAS, Vitold Viktorovich (Cyrillic: ОБЕРТАС, Витольд Викторович), Russia; DOB 18 Nov 1968; POB Vladivostok, Russia; nationality Russia; citizen Russia; Gender Male; Digital Currency Address - ETH 0x761edd5e4546229a0bd35ae99b4d3d01cf4a3510; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214; Digital Currency Address - TRX TCV4qdpTxoMyqkn7sSPeRrXmhH5JFxMvmT; alt. Digital Currency Address - TRX TQCBdU4K92oxLAkzwexZpqVZJhmPbtLYMm; alt. Digital Currency Address - TRX TFksjBcHPYqgAax2USheQuaT1ydRKyZRdg; National ID No. 4613339474 (Russia) issued 20 Jan 2013 (individual) [DPRK2]. RI, Thae Chol (a.k.a. RI, T'ae-ch'o'l), Russia; DOB 24 Feb 1999; POB Pyongyang, North Korea; nationality Korea, North; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214; Passport 845349262 (Korea, North) issued 01 Sep 2025 expires 01 Sep 2030 (individual) [DPRK3] (Linked To: FIRST FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER). SO, Hyong Jin (a.k.a. SO', Hyo'n-chin), Russia; DOB 03 Feb 2002; POB Pyongyang, North Korea; nationality Korea, North; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214; Passport 845136771 (Korea, North) issued 18 Feb 2025 expires 18 Feb 2030 (individual) [DPRK3] (Linked To: FIRST FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER).

The following entities have been added to OFAC's SDN List:

FIRST FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER, Korea, North; Vladivostok, Russia; Secondary sanctions risk: North Korea Sanctions Regulations, sections 510.201 and 510.210; Transactions Prohibited For Persons Owned or Controlled By U.S. Financial Institutions: North Korea Sanctions Regulations section 510.214; Organization Established Date Jan 2024; Organization Type: Financial and Insurance Activities [DPRK3]. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA (a.k.a. MINADEF OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA; a.k.a. MOD OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA; a.k.a. RWANDAN MINISTRY OF DEFENCE), Ministry of Defence, KG 1 Roundabout, Kigali, Rwanda; Website https://www.mod.gov.rw; Organization Established Date 1962; Organization Type: Defense activities; Target Type Government Entity [DRCONGO]. ZIGAMA CREDIT AND SAVINGS SOCIETY (a.k.a. ZIGAMA CREDIT AND SAVINGS BANK; a.k.a. "ZIGAMA CSS"), KG 178 Street 3, P.O. Box 4772, Kigali, Rwanda; Website https://zigamacss.rw; Organization Established Date 1997; alt. Organization Established Date 19 Apr 2010; Target Type Financial Institution; Business Registration Number RCA/546/2010 (Rwanda) [DRCONGO].

Unrelated Administrative List Changes:

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