State Department offers $10 million for info on ransomware gang
The State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information linking the CL0p ransomware gang that is targeting U.S. networks for a foreign government.
The U.S. government is hunting for the identities behind the cybercriminal gang whose recent victims include the Energy Department and state government networks.
The State Department’s Rewards for Justice program tweeted Friday that it is prepared to offer the multimillion-dollar reward for information revealing the location or identity of people engaged in cyberattacks against U.S. networks at the behest of a foreign government.
“Do you have info linking CL0P Ransomware Gang or any other malicious cyber actors targeting U.S. critical infrastructure to a foreign government? Send us a tip,” the Rewards for Justice account tweeted. “You could be eligible for a reward.”
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