Security News > 2022 > August > US govt will pay you $10 million for info on Conti ransomware members
The U.S. State Department announced a $10 million reward today for information on five high-ranking Conti ransomware members, including showing the face of one of the members for the first time.
Today, for the first time, the State Department revealed the face of a known Conti ransomware operator known as 'Target,' offering rewards of up to $10 million for information on him and four other members known as 'Tramp,' 'Dandis,' 'Professor,' and 'Reshaev.
The Conti Ransomware is a notorious ransomware operation believed to be responsible for over 1,000 attacks worldwide and receiving ransom payments of over $150 million.
After siding with Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, a Ukrainian security researcher began leaking over 170,000 internal chat conversations between the Conti ransomware gang members and the source code for the Conti ransomware encryptor.
Tramp is the owner/leader of the BlackBasta ransomware operation and previously one of the leaders of the Conti ransomware operation.
While the Conti ransomware brand has shut down, the members are still fully active and operating in other ransomware operations and extortion groups.
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