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FBI Puts $5 Million Bounty On Russian Hackers Behind Dridex Banking Malware

Maksim Yakubets and Igor Turashev are accused of developing and distributing the Dridex banking Trojan using which the duo stole more than $100 million over a period of 10 years. The duo has been alleged to have victimized 21 specific municipalities, private companies, banks, and non-profit organizations in California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, Texas, Washington, Iowa, Maine, New Mexico, and North Carolina. The State Department has also announced a reward of up to $5 million the largest offered bounty to date for a cybercrime suspect for information that could lead to the arrest of Yakubet, who remains at large.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2019/12/dridex-russian-hackers-wanted-by-fbi.html

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