Re:US puts NSO Group on trade blacklist
by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @05:38PM
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> it's intentional to leave this relatively meaningless
That's not how the Entity or SDN lists work. Every individual ever employed by NSO Group is going to start having difficulties with their bank and securities accounts starting today. Affiliation with a blacklisted entity moves you from "person who does not generate hits on OFAC" to "person who does." For many institutions, that's a dealbreaker.
You can't get around a blacklist by shutting down shop and re-starting under a new name. These are old, battle-hardened tools originally designed to go after state actors. The loopholes have been thoroughly explored.
That's not how the Entity or SDN lists work. Every individual ever employed by NSO Group is going to start having difficulties with their bank and securities accounts starting today. Affiliation with a blacklisted entity moves you from "person who does not generate hits on OFAC" to "person who does." For many institutions, that's a dealbreaker.
You can't get around a blacklist by shutting down shop and re-starting under a new name. These are old, battle-hardened tools originally designed to go after state actors. The loopholes have been thoroughly explored.