Wednesday, 5 August 2020

The US will pay up to $10 million if you can ID a foreign election hacker

Image: US Department of State

The 2020 US presidential election is less than 100 days away, and in an effort to prevent the foreign election interference that played a role in the 2016 election, the US Department of State announced today that it’s offering up to $10 million for any information that can identify someone who’s been meddling in a US election.

Specifically, the State Department is offering the reward for “information leading to the identification or location of any person who works with or for a foreign government for the purpose of interfering with U.S. elections through certain illegal cyber activities.”

As November draws near, foreign interference is reportedly already...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/5/21356325/us-10-million-reward-foreign-election-interference-hacker

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