Reward Offers for Information to Bring Hive Ransomware Variant CoConspirators To Justice United States Department of State

pOfficial websites use govppSecure gov websites use HTTPSppPolicy IssuesppCountries AreasppBureaus OfficesppAboutppMissionppHistoryppAdministrativeppLeadershipppDirectoriesppMedia NoteppOffice of the SpokespersonppFebruary 8 2024ppToday the Department of State is announcing a reward offer of up to 10000000 for information leading to the identification andor location of any individuals who hold a key leadership position in the Hive ransomware variant transnational organized crime group In addition we are also announcing a reward of up to 5000000 for information leading to the arrest andor conviction of any individual in any country conspiring to participate in or attempting to participate in Hive ransomware activityppThe Hive ransomware variant targeted victims in over 80 countries including the United States Beginning in late July 2022 the FBI penetrated Hives computer networks obtained its decryption keys and offered them to victims worldwide preventing victims from having to pay up to 130 million in ransoms demandedppTodays announcement complements the Department of Justice announcement  that with Europol the German and Dutch authorities and the United States Secret Service it had seized control of Hives servers and websites thereby disrupting Hives ability to further attack and extort victims  We will continue to work with allies and partners to disrupt and deter ransomware actors that threaten the backbone of our economies and critical infrastructureppThis reward is offered under the Department of States Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program TOCRP which supports law enforcement efforts to disrupt transnational crime globally and bring fugitives to justiceppppTagsp