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US offers highest-ever cybercrime reward for arrest of Russian hacker
Source: Reuters
US offers highest-ever cybercrime reward for arrest of Russian hacker
Reuters in Washington
Tuesday 24 February 2015 22.54 GMT
The US State Department and FBI have announced a $3m reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Russian national Evgeniy Bogachev, the highest bounty US authorities have ever offered in a cyber case.
The FBI also issued a “Wanted” poster for Bogachev, who is charged in the United States with running a computer attack network called GameOver Zeus that allegedly stole more than $100m from online bank accounts.
Bogachev has been charged by federal authorities in Pittsburgh with conspiracy, computer hacking, wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering in connection with his alleged role as administrator of GameOver Zeus.
He also faces federal bank fraud conspiracy charges in Omaha, Nebraska related to his alleged involvement in an earlier variant of Zeus malware known as Jabber Zeus.
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Reuters in Washington
Tuesday 24 February 2015 22.54 GMT
The US State Department and FBI have announced a $3m reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Russian national Evgeniy Bogachev, the highest bounty US authorities have ever offered in a cyber case.
The FBI also issued a “Wanted” poster for Bogachev, who is charged in the United States with running a computer attack network called GameOver Zeus that allegedly stole more than $100m from online bank accounts.
Bogachev has been charged by federal authorities in Pittsburgh with conspiracy, computer hacking, wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering in connection with his alleged role as administrator of GameOver Zeus.
He also faces federal bank fraud conspiracy charges in Omaha, Nebraska related to his alleged involvement in an earlier variant of Zeus malware known as Jabber Zeus.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/24/us-highest-ever-cybercrime-reward-evgeniy-bogachev
