"US State Department Offers $10 Million Reward for Hive Ransomware Gang Information"

The US State Department has offered a $10 million reward for information on the leaders of the ransomware group Hive, which has extorted over $100 million from US hospitals and other victims. The FBI infiltrated Hive last year and prevented $130 million in ransom payments. Despite government efforts, cybercriminals extorted a record $1.1 billion in ransom payments from victims, including a hospital in the Midwest that had to turn away patients during a ransomware attack. The ransomware epidemic has become more urgent for US officials following high-profile attacks, such as the Colonial Pipeline shutdown in May 2021.