U.S. indicts Russian GRU hacker, offers $10 million reward

The U.S. Department of Justice indicted Amin Timovich Stigal for participating in GRU-directed cyber campaigns that used the WhisperGate pseudo-ransomware to wipe data on dozens of Ukrainian government systems, exfiltrated sensitive records (including patient data), defaced sites to intimidate the population, and conducted follow-on operations against other countries and a U.S. federal agency; Rewards for Justice posted a $10 million reward for information on Stigal.