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US offers $2.5m bounty for on-the-run malware dev
Thursday, August 29, 2024
The United States Department of State has placed a $2.5m (£1.9m) bounty on the head of a Belarusian malware developer indicted earlier this month over his involvement in the development and distribution of the infamous Angler exploit kit (AEK).
ImmuniWeb CEO Ilia Kolochenko said that should a reward be paid out, its recipient may well be far from innocent themselves.
“Due to the rapidly unfolding geopolitical crisis, which progressively affects more and more countries, former partners in cyber crime and friendly hacking groups increasingly become irreconcilable enemies for ideological reasons,” he said.
“Moreover, competition on the global cyber crime market also intensifies, so even ideologically similar hacking groups may report each other to law enforcement to make some money and to get a bigger market share.” Read Full Article
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