USA It offered $10 million rewards Tuesday for six Russian military intelligence agents accused of cyberattacks that devastated businesses around the world in 2017.
The six Russians affiliated with Russian military intelligence Unit 74455 were indicted in October by a US federal grand jury for a series of cyberattacks, including one on Russia’s power grid. Ukraine.
Considering that the agents are probably in Russia, their extradition seems out of the question. However, the Department of State He said he would offer up to $10 million for information that could help in the capture and prosecution of any of the six.
In a statement, the State Department said the individuals were part of a 2017 attack known as NotPetyawhich targeted companies around the world, damaged computers in hospitals in the United States, and generated losses close to 1,000 million dollars, authorities estimate.
The Kremlin has rejected the accusations against the military agents, alleging a campaign of “Russophobia”.
The intelligence unit GRU Russia has been accused of a series of cyberattacks around the world, including interference in the 2016 US presidential election.
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