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U.S. Department of State reward for FSB officers

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The U.S. Department of State is offering up to $10 million for information on three FSB officers, escalating pressure on a Russian state cyber unit linked to attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure. The reward names Marat Valeryevich Tyukov, Mikhail Mikhailovich Gavrilov, and Pavel Aleksandrovich Akulov and ties them to FSB Center 16 / Military Unit 71330. The same group is associated with Berserk Bear, Blue Kraken, Crouching Yeti, Dragonfly, and Koala Team. The action reinforces U.S. efforts to identify operators behind the group’s alleged use of CVE-2018-0171 against unpatched Cisco devices.

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  1. 03.09.2025 22:01 2 articles · 8mo ago

    State Department offers up to $10 million for information on three FSB officers linked to U.S. critical infrastructure cyberattacks

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    The U.S. Department of State offered a reward of up to $10 million for information on Marat Valeryevich Tyukov, Mikhail Mikhailovich Gavrilov, and Pavel Aleksandrovich Akulov, three Russian FSB officers tied to cyberattacks against U.S. critical infrastructure organizations on behalf of the Russian government. The reward connects the officers to FSB Center 16 / Military Unit 71330, tracked as Berserk Bear, Blue Kraken, Crouching Yeti, Dragonfly, and Koala Team, and directs tips through Rewards for Justice.

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