- FBI asks the public to identify salt typhon
- It says relevant information can result in a bounty of up to $ 10 million
- Chinese are reportedly involved in attacks on US critical infrastructure
Wanna earn $ 10 million? Easy! All you have to do is have actionable insight into salt Typhoon, the infamous Chinese hacking collective.
Late last week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced a new message that asked the public to help identify the most important people of the notorious Chinese state -sponsored threat actor.
Those who deliver the law enforcement agency can expect a reward of up to $ 10 million.
Bounty Rewards
“The FBI issues this message to ask the public to report information on PRC associated activity that is publicly traced as” Salt Typhoon “and the compromise of multiple US telecommunications companies, especially information about specific persons behind the campaign,” the FBI’s announcement reads.
“Examination of these actors and their activity revealed a broad and significant cyber campaign to exploit access to these networks to target victims worldwide. This activity resulted in theft of call data files, a limited number of private communications involving identified victims, and copying of selected information subject to court -ordered US law enforcement requests.”
The FBI also said the US Prime Minister’s Reward for the Justice (RFJ) program offers a reward of “Up to $ 10 million for information on foreign government -bound persons participating in certain malicious cyber activities against US critical infrastructure”, contrary to the law of computer fraud and abuse (CFAA).
From the wording of the message, it seems that the bounty extends beyond salt typhoon and into other groups that attacked us critical infrastructure companies. These are also likely to include Volt Typhoon – another Chinese state -sponsored group that was observed that went after the same goals.
Microsoft tracks several “Typhoon” threat actors, all from China. These groups involved in everything from cyber espionage to sabotage and financial crime are called brass typhoon, purple typhoon, volt typhoon, salt typhoon, brocade typhoon and salmon typhoon to name a few.
Via Cygenerws
