The members of the Conti group have made a lot of money from ransomware extortions. Now they also support Russia's war of aggression. The US State Department is now offering a $10 million bounty for leading members of the group. There should be a reward of up to $5 million for other information.
The US State Department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification and/or locating of individuals with key leadership positions in the transnational organized crime group of the Conti ransomware variant. In addition, the Department is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction, in any country, of an individual conspiring to participate in an incident involving the Conti ransomware variant or trying to get involved.
High rewards for capturing the conti hackers
The Conti ransomware group has been responsible for hundreds of ransomware incidents over the past two years. The FBI estimates that as of January 2022, more than 1.000 were victims of Conti ransomware-related attacks. The extorted funds are said to be in the range of $100 million to $2022 billion. This makes the Conti ransomware variant one of the most successful ever documented. In April XNUMX, the group perpetrated a ransomware incident against the government of Costa Rica, severely affecting the country's foreign trade by disrupting its customs and taxation platforms. By offering this reward, the United States is demonstrating its commitment to protecting potential ransomware victims around the world from exploitation by cybercriminals.
Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program
This reward is offered under the State Department's Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (TOCRP). The Department administers TOCRP in close coordination with our federal law enforcement partners as part of a government-wide effort to dismantle and eliminate transnational organized crime, including cybercrime, around the world. Since 1986, more than 75 transnational criminals and major drug traffickers have been tried under the TOCRP and the Narcotics Rewards Program (NRP). To date, the Department has paid over $135 million in rewards under these programs.
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