Europol says Telegram post about 50,000 Qilin ransomware award is fake

It’s not unusual for law enforcement agencies to offer substantial rewards for information which might lead to the identification, arrest, and conviction of cybercriminals.

For instance, we have seen a US $10 million reward for suspected LockBit ransomware mastermind Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, a $2.5 million bounty offered for the arrest of a key person suspected of involvement with the Angler Exploit Kit, and a $10 million reward offered for information about the Russian military hackers impl