FBI offers $3 million bounty on Russian hacker

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBIThe US National Security Agency is aware of 60 different groups that threaten US digital infrastructure and maintain relationships with nation states, a senior official said today. Joseph Demarest, head of the agency's cybercrime prosecution directorate, said the group was aware of 60 different groups that threaten US digital infrastructure and maintain relationships with nation states FBI, also stated that federal law enforcement learned within a month of the release of information about a large-scale attack on Sony Pictures that North Korea was responsible for it.

Moreover, today the FBI and the State Department announced that they are offering a $3 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Russian Evgeny Bogachev, whom US authorities accuse of running a network called GameOver Zeus that carried out attacks and stole over $100 million from bank accounts via the Internet.

FBI officials said the reward for Bogachev, who is believed to remain in Russia, is the highest ever offered by US authorities for a cybercrime case.

Source: newsbeast.gr