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US State Department offers up to 10M USD in Crypto Rewards to White Hat Hackers

Fri Aug 27, 2021 12:39 pm

The United States government is offering rewards to any informants who will submit anonymous tips or information concerning operations of enemy state-backed hackers or suspected terrorists.

This comes after the ‘Reward for Justice (RFJ)’ platform was promoted at the Black Hat USA event, which ran from 31st July to 5th August in Las Vegas. According to CNN, the event enabled users to submit tips over an open, unsecured WiFi network (#Rewardsnotransoms) which is purposely set to encourage attendees to log on and access the RFJ website.

Informants were offered up to 10 million USD in exchange for any information about any terrorist suspects, extremists, or hackers sponsored by the state. Payments could be made in cash or as crypto payments as the informants would elect.

Once informants have accessed the RFJ website, sensitive information could be provided via a secure portal on the dark web. This layer of the internet is not policy access by companies or search engines, thereby assuring complete anonymity for any information disbursed.

The RFJ program with this new initiative attempts to contain the number of cyberattacks by soliciting information from white hat hackers with superb pertinent skills and expertized experiences.

https://mycryptoparadise.com/us-state-department-offers-up-to-10m-usd-in-crypto-rewards-to-white-hat-hackers/

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