{"id":41803,"date":"2021-07-16T16:30:13","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T16:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wanted-state-backed-bandits-planning-cyberattacks-on-us-infrastructure-reward-10m\/"},"modified":"2021-07-16T16:30:13","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T16:30:13","slug":"wanted-state-backed-bandits-planning-cyberattacks-on-us-infrastructure-reward-10m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wanted-state-backed-bandits-planning-cyberattacks-on-us-infrastructure-reward-10m\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanted: State-backed bandits planning cyberattacks on US infrastructure. Reward: $10m"},"content":{"rendered":"

The US is offering a $10m reward to anyone who dobs in digital outlaws responsible for foreign government-backed cyberattacks on critical national infrastructure such as pipelines, power grids, and communication networks.<\/p>\n

The cash incentive<\/a> is part of the US State Department’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) programme and the ongoing war on cybercrime that has in recent months crippled fuel pipelines<\/a> and meat production<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Since it was launched in 1984, the RFJ has paid some $200m to more than 100 informants across the world who have passed on titbits concerning national security.<\/p>\n