U.S. Department of State Archives

Voting is open for the 2024 CyberScoop 50 awards!

U.S. Department of State

State Department cyber strategy emphasizes proactively hunting for threats

The State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research released a cybersecurity strategy to create a more proactive culture when it comes to finding and fixing vulnerabilities.

Jun 27, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley

State Department hacker reward — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday offered up to $10 million in rewards for the identification or location of anyone trying to interfere in elections “through certain illegal cyber activities.” (Flickr / U.S. Secretary of Defense)

State Department offers up to $10 million in rewards to ID hackers who interfere in election

The offer comes as part of a program typically used to nab terrorism suspects.

Aug 6, 2020 By Jeff Stone

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters, Washington, D.C. (Wikimedia Commons)

$2 million in rewards posted for accused SEC hackers

The State Department offered rewards of up to $1 million apiece for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Artem Radchenko and Oleksandr Ieremenko.

Jul 22, 2020 By Jeff Stone