The U.S. Department of State's Justice Rewards Program has offered a reward of up to $10 million for information that can identify or locate individuals involved in cyberattacks on critical U.S. infrastructure.. This is stated in a statement on the website of the US State Department..

First of all, we are looking for information about the GRU officers of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces regarding their role in a criminal conspiracy related to malicious cyber activity.. It is noted that the participants in the conspiracy were GRU officers Yuri Andrienko, Sergei Detistov, Pavel Frolov, Anatoly Kovalev, Artem Ochichenko and Petr Pliskin.

The report clarifies that all six Russians are part of a hacker group, according to the US, known as the Sandworm Team, Telebots, Voodoo Bear and Iron Viking..

It is noted that they were members of a criminal conspiracy responsible for infecting computers with malware known as NotPetya on June 27, 2017 in the US and around the world.. Their cyberattacks combined cost the United States almost a billion dollars in losses..

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Earlier it was reported that Russia may be preparing a series of massive cyber attacks against countries that support Ukraine and also supply it with ammunition, weapons and equipment..

Members of the Five Eyes Intelligence Sharing Network - US, UK, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand intelligence agencies have warned of possible massive cyberattacks.

Intelligence in recent weeks indicates the Russian government is exploring options for potential cyberattacks..