FBI puts $3m bounty on head of Gameover Zeus malware creator

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http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2416111/fbi-puts-usd3m-bounty-on-head-of-gameover-zeus-malware-creator

By Dan Worth
V3.co.uk
02 July 2015

The FBI has offered a reward of $3m for information leading to the capture 
of the infamous Gameover Zeus malware creator.

Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev has been in the FBI’s sights since June last 
year when he was accused of being one of the ringleaders behind the 
notorious Gameover Zeus malware.

The Monster Jobs website was hit by Gameover Zeus earlier this year. Keen 
to ramp up pressure on Bogachev, the FBI has now put a sizeable bounty on 
his head.

“Bogachev is wanted for his alleged involvement in a wide-ranging 
racketeering enterprise and scheme that installed, without authorisation, 
malicious software known as Zeus on victims’ computers,” the FBI said.

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