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Cybercrime Bounty Program

Fortinet, Inc. · 2026-08-05 · Importance 31 · Surprise 42

Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs launched a cybercrime bounty program with Crime Stoppers International on August 5, 2026. The initiative seeks human intelligence to identify global threat actors and support their prosecution across jurisdictions. Fortinet said fewer than 1% of cybercrimes are prosecuted, while its existing Cybercrime Atlas program has contributed to arrests and recovered funds; no dollar amount was reported for the new program.

Key facts

• FortiGuard Labs launched a new cybercrime bounty program in partnership with Crimestoppers International to gather human intelligence to identify and prosecute cybercriminals. source