Europol bounty for Russian crypto ransomware gang wasn’t real
News of the fictitious bounty fooled news outlets into reporting that $50K would be paid for information on two Qilin administrators.
News of the fictitious bounty fooled news outlets into reporting that $50K would be paid for information on two Qilin administrators.
The network, which was raided in January, allegedly offered crypto services to human traffickers and the drug trade.
Authorities say the crypto scammers tied to the money mule recruiting networks ‘lacked the technical expertise’ to launder their €10M profits.