Welcome to cyberwar: the U.S., in collaboration with the UK, has imposed sanctions on eleven members of the Russia-based Trickbot cybercrime organization, allegedly protected by Russia. This move was initiated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Simultaneously, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charges nine individuals linked to the Trickbot malware and Conti ransomware operations, seven sanctioned by OFAC.