13 August 2022

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US govt will pay you $10 million for info on Conti ransomware members

  • August 11, 2022
  • 05:46 PM


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Conti ransomware

The U.S. State Department announced a $10 million reward today for information on five high-ranking Conti ransomware members, including showing the face of one of the members for the first time.

The Rewards of Justice program is a U.S. Department of State program where monetary rewards are offered for information related to threat actors affecting the national security of the USA.

Launched initially to gather information on terrorists targeting U.S. interests, the program has expanded to offer rewards for information on cyber criminals, such as the Russian Sandworm hackersREvil ransomware, and the Evil Corp hacking group.

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