Security News > 2022 > August > US reveals 'Target' pic of Conti man with $10m reward offer

The US government is putting a face on a claimed member of the infamous Conti ransomware group as part of a $10 million reward for information about five of the gang's crew.

"The reward notice included the aliases of the alleged attackers -"Tramp," "Dandis," "Professor,"Reshaev," and "Target" - and came with a photo of a man and a message underneath it that said, "Is this the Conti associate known as 'Target'?".

"The US Government reveals the face of a Conti associate for the first time!" the Rewards for Justice tweet said.

In May, the State Department announced a reward of up to $15 million for information about the top leaders behind Conti and individuals that had participated in attacks using a variant of its malware.

At the time, the government agency said Conti was the costliest strain of ransomware on record, saying that as of January, there were more than 1,000 victims of attacks that involved Conti.

Pressure from government agencies - including the $15 million reward offered by the State Department - and the data leak about the group following its vocal support of Russia and its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February contributed to the collapse of the Conti name.

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