# State Department ‘pushing the envelope’…

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/state-department-pushing-the-envelope-by-offering-dark-web-informants-cryptocurrency-rewards-for-information-on-hackers-attacking-the-united-states/
- Published: 2021-08-17T09:30:35-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo caption: The Rewards for Justice table at the Black Hat Cyber Conference in Las Vegas promoting the launch of the new cryptocurrency reward. Photo courtesy of Rewards for Justice. Article by Alex Marquardt. CNN – August 15, 2021. State Department ‘pushing the envelope’ by offering Dark Web informants cryptocurrency rewards for information on hackers attacking the United States CNN — As hackers and cybersecurity experts descended on Las Vegas last week for the famous cyber conference Black Hat, they may have noticed an open Wi-Fi network called “#Rewardsnotransoms.” It’s not the kind of place where a network is usually left unprotected but, in this case, that was the point. […] Click here to view original web page at www.cnn.com