© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A screenshot taken on February 19, 2024 shows a take down notice that a group of global intelligence agencies issued to a dark web site called Lockbit. Handout via REUTERS /File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the identification or location of the leaders of Lockbit, a a notorious cybercrime gang that holds its victims’ data to ransom, the State Department said on Wednesday.
The U.S., UK and EU announced this week they had disrupted the group in a rare international law enforcement operation.
In a statement, the State Department said it would offer awards for “information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of any individual participating in a LockBit ransomware variant attack and for information leading to the identification and/or location of any key leaders of the LockBit ransomware group.”