U.S. Offers $10 Million Bounty for Info Leading to Arrest of Hive Ransomware Leaders

The report outlines the U.S. State Department's reward offer related to key operators of the Hive ransomware operation, details the prior Hive takedown and arrest, and places that action in the context of a broader 2023 resurgence in ransomware activity — including new groups (e.g., Hunters International), large extortion revenues, increased victim counts, exploitation of high-impact vulnerabilities (MOVEit, GoAnywhere), shifts to big-game hunting, and evolving money-laundering techniques.