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'Extortion threatens our collective safety': The State Department announced Thursday it will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of foreign actors who launch cyber attacks on critical infrastructure. Tipsters will be able to contact the State Department’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program through a secure channel on the Tor browser, the department announced in a statement. The reward is only available for information leading to the identification of persons who target “critical infrastructure” and who are “acting at the direction or under the control of a foreign government,” according to the statement.