State Department offers $10M reward for info on Blackcat

The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program, administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, announced a $10 million bounty Wednesday seeking more information against the BlackCat ransomware group.

The State Department said it set up a dark web tip line to protect the safety and security of potential sources.

WHY IT MATTERS

The State Department seeks to prosecute cyber actors "under the control of a foreign government that engages in certain malicious cyber activities against U.S. critical infrastructure" under …

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