{"id":51338,"date":"2022-08-11T11:48:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T18:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=51338"},"modified":"2022-08-11T16:49:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T23:49:03","slug":"state-dept-offers-10-million-for-russian-hackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=51338","title":{"rendered":"STATE DEPT OFFERS $10 MILLION FOR RUSSIAN HACKERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The State Department\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nxslink.thehill.com\/click\/28703147.20113\/aHR0cHM6Ly9yZXdhcmRzZm9yanVzdGljZS5uZXQvcmV3YXJkcy9jb250aS8_ZW1haWw9YjBiZWZiMmRhZmNlM2E4N2U3ZjEzNmJiMDY1NGRmMDUzZjg0NTNhYyZlbWFpbGE9MWEyNzU3ZTM1ODAwMWJhMjYzMThiMDJiODZmNDEzMTEmZW1haWxiPWMxYjU4OTFlYzgyZGUwOWRiY2Y5NzNhZDQ5NTQ2MDMyZWNlNzk1MGZiM2E3ZTdjYTg2ZGQ5Y2ZjY2FiZTY5Yjg\/6230d8c8b246d104952dff9aB97ca36ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" 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U.S. critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStripping anonymity from key players, offering bounties, seizing illicit funds, and making public declarations of intent are important actions that may help to increase the real and perceived risks of engaging in ransomware operations,\u201d said Jeremy Kennelly, a senior manager of financial crime analysis at cybersecurity firm Mandiant, in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Conti, a Russia-based hacker group, have supported the Russian government following its invasion of Ukraine and have threatened critical infrastructure of countries it perceives as a threat to Russia, the State Department said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Department\u00a0announced on Thursday\u00a0that 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