FBI Offers $3 Million Reward For Info On Whereabouts Of GameoverZeus Botnet Operator

Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, who faces charges for his alleged role as an administrator of the GameOver Zeus botnet, is at large in Russia.

Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

February 25, 2015

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There's now a bounty on the head of Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, who last year was charged in a massive global law enforcement effort for his alleged role as administrator of the GameOver Zeus botnet.

The FBI and U.S. Department of State’s Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) Rewards Program, today announced today a reward of up to $3 million for information that leads to Bogachev's arrest or conviction. According to the FBI, he is thought to be at large in Russia.

More information on the tip line as well as details on the charges against Bogachev--who is on the FBI’s Cyber’s Most Wanted list--is available here.

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