RaHDit

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Rewards for Justice is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of any foreign person, including a foreign entity, who knowingly engaged or is engaging in interference in U.S. elections, as well as information leading to the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution of an act of foreign election interference.

RaHDit, also known as Russian Angry Hackers Did It, emerged in May 2022 as a “hack-and-leak” group when it launched its Nemez1da.ru (“nemesis”) website, which is devoted to publicizing the personal information of alleged Ukrainian military and security personnel and those supporting them in their fight against Russian forces who invaded Ukraine in February 2022. RaHDit claimed to be a group of Russian cyber patriots seeking to identify and expose “Ukrainian nazis” and support Russia’s military operations in Ukraine.

On May 23, 2022, RaHDit actors launched a Telegram channel to promote its Nemesis website, encourage followers to submit information for possible publication on the website, and to urge individuals to use the info on Nemez1da.ru to harass persons named in the leaked data.

Members of RaHDit are associated with Russian state media outlet RT, propagating its disinformation, and with Russian intelligence services. RaHDit is led by Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officer Aleksey Garashchenko.

RaHDit has previously engaged in election interference in other countries and is a perceived threat to attempt to interfere in the 2024 U.S. presidential elections through cyber-enabled influence operations.

RaHDit is able to disseminate and amplify disinformation across various social media platforms to targeted audiences through an extensive botnet likely enhanced with generative artificial intelligence.

The use of proxies, such as botnets, and generative artificial intelligence is a tool of hostile actors attempting to influence U.S. news media, officials, and voters. If you have information on organizations like RaHDit that use these tools to attempt to influence U.S. elections, you may be eligible for a reward.