$5 million reward
Yakubets is wanted for his involvement with computer malware that infected tens of thousands of computers in North America and Europe, resulting in financial losses amounting to tens of millions of dollars.
In 2019, the US Treasury sanctioned 17 individuals, including Maksim Yakubets, in an attempt to disrupt the massive phishing campaigns orchestrated by the Russian-based hacker group.
The Treasury said Yakubets served as Evil Corp’s leader, responsible for managing and supervising the group’s malicious cyber activities.
“Prior to serving in this leadership role for Evil Corp, Yakubets was also directly associated with Evgeniy Bogachev, a previously designated Russian cybercriminal responsible for the distribution of the Zeus, Jabber Zeus, and GameOver Zeus malware schemes. In particular, Yakubets was responsible for recruiting and managing a network of individuals responsible for facilitating the movement of money illicitly gained through the efforts spearheaded by Evgeniy Bogachev,” it said.