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WASHINGTON, DC – The State Department has announced that it is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Denis Gennadievich Kulkov, a Russian national charged with operating a Web platform used in the stolen credit card trade.

It was also offering another $1 million for information identifying other key leaders in the group, the State Department added.

A federal court in Brooklyn charged Kulkov with four counts of fraud, computer intrusion, and money laundering conspiracy for operating Try2Check, which allegedly helped cybercriminals determine whether stolen credit card numbers were valid and active.

According to federal prosecutors, Try2Check processed tens of millions of credit card numbers annually.

In a statement, Breon Peace, the US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said, “Today is a bad day for criminals who relied on the defendant’s platform.”