The U.S. Department of the Treasury has unveiled new designations against a North Korean national and two entities based in Russia and China that it says are controlled by the DPRK, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Thursday.

Russia-based Volasys Silver Star and its China-based sister company Yanbian Silverstar Network Technology Co., Ltd are IT companies designated for their involvement in the export of DPRK labor and for operating in the North Korean IT industry.

The designations are pursuant to two separate executive orders. 

“These actions are intended to stop the flow of illicit revenue to North