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$10 million rewards bolster White House anti-ransomware bid

by Frank Bajak
| July 17, 2021 12:06 AM

BOSTON (AP) — The State Department will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of anyone engaged in foreign state-sanctioned malicious cyber activity, including ransomware attacks, against critical U.S. infrastructure. A task force set up by the White House will coordinate efforts to stem the ransomware scourge.

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