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<h1 class="documentFirstHeading audio_title">Reward Offered for Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev</h1>
<p><span class="podcastdate">02/25/2015</span></p>
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<p><strong>Mollie Halpern:</strong> A reward of up to $3 million is available for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Evgeniy Bogachev. I’m Mollie Halpern of the Bureau and this is Wanted by the FBI. Bogachev is the leader of a gang of cyber criminals wanted for developing and running a botnet called GameOver Zeus—which caused more than $100 million in financial losses in the U.S.</p>
<p>Assistant Director of the FBI Cyber Division Joseph Demarest says Bogachev is likely in Russia.</p>
<p><strong>Joseph Demarest:</strong> Let this reward also be a notice to other cyber criminals seeking refuge abroad thinking they are out of the reach of U.S. law enforcement.</p>
<p><strong>Halpern</strong>: The U.S. Department of State’s Transnational Organized Crime—or TOC—Program made the reward available. William Brownfield, an assistant secretary of state, says it’s the highest amount ever for a cyber criminal.</p>
<p><strong>William R. Brownfield:</strong> This is the first time that this particular form of cyber crime has been subject to a TOC reward—and a substantial TOC reward.</p>
<p><strong>Halpern:</strong> If you have information on this case, dial 1-800-CALL-FBI or contact your nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/BogachevPosterGrab022415.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-7814" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2015/02/BogachevPosterGrab022415.jpg" alt="BogachevPosterGrab022415" width="500" height="340" /></a>Today in Washington, D.C., the U.S. State Department, the Department of Justice, and the FBI announced a reward of up to $3 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev, currently one of the FBI’s most wanted—and most prolific—cyber criminals, for his alleged involvement in a major cyber racketeering enterprise. The reward is being offered under the auspices of the State Department’s <a class="external-link" title="" href="http://www.state.gov/j/inl/tocrewards/" target="_self"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066cc;">Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program</span></span></a>, established by Congress in 2013 as a tool to assist the U.S. government in identifying and bringing to justice members of significant transnational criminal organizations.</p>
<p><span class="blackgraphtx">Bogachev, thought to be at large in Russia, has been under indictment in the United States in connection with his alleged role as administrator of the <strong>GameOver Zeus botnet</strong>, believed to be responsible for the theft of more than $100 million from businesses and consumers in the U.S. and around the world. GameOver Zeus was an extremely sophisticated type of malware designed specifically to steal banking and other credentials from the computers it infected by either secretly logging keystrokes for passwords or creating false webpages where victims would unwittingly enter banking information and passwords.</span></p>
<p><span class="blackgraphtx">According to FBI Assistant Director Joseph Demarest, “This was a worldwide infection, but it also had law enforcement worldwide working to combat it and bring to justice the criminal organization behind it.” In addition, he thanked private sector partners who played a role during the investigation and in reducing the number of computer infections.</span></p>
<p><span class="blackgraphtx">Added Demarest, “We are turning to the world again for assistance in locating Bogachev. While he is known to reside in Russia, he may travel. With this $3 million reward incentive, someone, somewhere may see him and let the authorities know his whereabouts.”</span></p>
<p><span class="blackgraphtx">Anyone with information on Bogachev is asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate, or submit an <a class="external-link" title="" href="https://tips.fbi.gov/" target="_self"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0066cc;">online tip</span></span></a> to the Bureau.</span></p>
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