US State Department Offers Up to $10 Million Reward for Information on the Whereabouts of Six Russian Intelligence Officers

Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program US State Department, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on Russian military intelligence officers who are involved in malicious cyber activities against critical US infrastructure.

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RFJ is requesting information on six officers from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU) for their role in a criminal conspiracy involving malicious cyber activity affecting critical US infrastructure.

GRU officers Yuri Sergeevich Andrienko, Sergei Vladimirovich Detistov, Pavel V. Frolov, Anatoly Sergeevich Kovalev, Artem V. Ochichenko, and Pyotr Nikolaevich Pliskin were part of a conspiracy that deployed destructive malware and undertook other subversive activities for Russia's strategic gain through unauthorized access to victim computers .

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All six men work in GRU Unit 74455, also known by cybersecurity researchers as the Sandworm Team, Telebots, Voodoo Bear, and Iron Viking.

These individuals were part of a criminal conspiracy responsible for infecting computers with destructive malware on June 27, 2017 in the US and around the world using malware known as NotPetya. These cyber intrusions damaged the computers of hospitals and other healthcare facilities in the Heritage Valley Health System in western Pennsylvania. The cybercriminal activity has collectively cost these US organizations nearly $1 billion in losses.

On October 15, 2020, a federal grand jury indicted these six Russian officers on charges of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse, conspiracy to commit electronic fraud, damage to secure computers, and aggravated identity theft.

More information about this reward offer can be found on the Rewards for Justice website at https://rewardsforjustice.net/english/malicious_cyber_activity.html. The State Department urges anyone with information about the malicious cyber activity of these six individuals to contact Rewards for Justice via the Tor channel at: he5dybnt7sr6cm32xt77pazmtm65flqy6irivtflruqfc5ep7eiodiad.onion (Tor browser required).

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Since its inception in 1984, the program has paid out more than $200 million to more than 100 people around the world who provided useful information that helped prevent terrorism, bring terrorist leaders to justice, and eliminate threats to US national security.

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