US Government Plans To Pay Rewards To Dark Web Informants In Cryptocurrency

Informants who want to make quick bulk in cryptocurrency now have the opportunity. The US State Department offers rewards for people who’ll share information on hackers operating on the dark web. The government sees their activities as a threat to the United States. As such, it is setting aside a total of $10 million to anyone willing to sell them out. According to the information, the program is called “RFJ (Reward for Justice),” and anyone who identifies or locates hackers will benefit from the bounty. Related Reading | Total Cryptocurrency Market Cap Value Surges Across $1.9 Trillion Setting A New Record The hackers are described as anyone carrying out malicious cyber activities targeting the US infrastructure under the direction of any foreign government. The RFJ Program Exist To Prevent Crime The RFJ program has been existing since 1984. The US government has been paying out millions to informants under the program. According to our sources, the government has spent at least $150 million on more than 100 informants who gave actionable information that stopped international terrorism. In addition, there have been positive results from the program as it has led to the conviction of many criminals. Apart from terrorism, the program cuts across ransomware issues, North Korea threats, terrorism financing, weapons of mass destruction, etc. From all indications, the activities of the dark web hackers are c...