Fortinet and Crime Stoppers International Launch Global Cybercrime Bounty Program

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Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) and Crime Stoppers International launched a global Cybercrime Bounty program on Nov 18, 2025 to incentivize anonymous reporting of cybercriminal activity worldwide.

The program pairs CSI’s anonymous reporting infrastructure with Fortinet’s threat intelligence to validate, analyze, and route actionable reports to law enforcement, aiming to accelerate intelligence sharing, coordinated response, and measurable disruption of organized cybercrime.

The initiative builds on Fortinet’s public‑private collaboration work and the World Economic Forum Cybercrime Atlas, and is presented as a scalable effort to strengthen national and economic security by increasing accountability and deterrence.

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Fortinet and Crime Stoppers International launched a global Cybercrime Bounty to crowdsource anonymous reporting and route validated tips to law enforcement.

Fortinet and Crime Stoppers International announced on November 18, 2025 a global Cybercrime Bounty program that uses CSI’s anonymous reporting infrastructure combined with Fortinet’s threat intelligence to collect, validate, and route cybercrime reports to law enforcement and other responders. The program explicitly aims to accelerate intelligence sharing, coordinated response, and accountability across public and private sectors by turning anonymous tips into actionable threat intelligence.

The initiative’s business mechanism links community-sourced reporting to a corporate threat-intelligence and validation pipeline. That design can increase the volume of leads for investigations and provide law enforcement with consolidated intelligence packages. Key dependencies include CSI’s ability to preserve anonymity and trust, and Fortinet’s capacity to reliably validate reports and escalate them appropriately to partners.

Risks and constraints are described in the announcement: maintaining cross-border trust and privacy while working ‘‘at speed vs. sovereignty’’ and scaling coordinated responses without eroding anonymity or legal processes. Outcomes depend on operational details not disclosed here, such as intake triage rules, evidence standards for escalation, and formal law-enforcement arrangements.

Watch for concrete, monitorable milestones during the next 12–24 months: public metrics on tips received and escalated, any law-enforcement investigations or prosecutions tied to routed reports, and published governance or intake procedures. These items will show whether the program moves from announcement to measurable disruption.

First-of-its-kind initiative incentivizes deterrence and disruption of cybercrime through anonymous tips and rewards

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

News Summary
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, and Crime Stoppers International (CSI), the world’s only global crime reporting platform, today announced the launch of a global partnership and pioneering Cybercrime Bounty program. The partnership with CSI introduces a collaborative program to allow more expansive action against cybercrime, including converged crime. The initial output of the partnership is the Cybercrime Bounty, an initiative designed to encourage individuals worldwide to safely and anonymously report cybercriminal activity, thereby strengthening cyber resilience for organizations and governments and furthering Fortinet’s collaborative efforts with public and private sector partners to advance collective action against cybercrime.

This first-of-its kind Cybercrime Bounty program will demonstrate how collaboration can accelerate innovation, intelligence sharing, coordinated response, and tangible accountability results, driving real cybercrime deterrence and disruption.

Through this unique collaboration, CSI will leverage its trusted anonymous reporting infrastructure to provide a secure channel for citizens and ethical hackers to share information about cyberthreats. Fortinet will contribute its expertise in threat intelligence and cybersecurity innovation to validate, analyze, and put reports into action, where appropriate, routing cybersecurity threat intelligence packages to law enforcement partners for investigations, arrests, and prosecutions.

Together, the shared expertise and resources of the Fortinet and CSI partnership and the Cybercrime Bounty will incentivize disruption, strengthening national and economic security.

A Global Call to Action
The Cybercrime Bounty program represents an unprecedented collaboration between a community-based crime prevention organization and a global cybersecurity leader. It combines CSI’s trusted global network with Fortinet’s world-class threat intelligence expertise to deliver a practical, scalable solution to take on one of today’s most pressing cybersecurity challenges.

Accountability is key to deterrence. Fortinet has committed over 13 years to uniting public and private sectors to systematically disrupt cybercriminal operations and strengthen cyber resilience worldwide. Teamwork is critical to counter cybercriminals. Cybercrime is not a problem any one organization can solve alone; it requires continuous intelligence sharing, education, and a commitment to public-private cooperation at scale. This collaboration with CSI creates a Cybercrime Bounty initiative built to continue scaling deterrence. 

A Global Disruption Framework and United Force Against Cybercrime
The Cybercrime Bounty program and initiative:

• Fosters community engagement and support: Disrupting organized cybercrime requires a global effort, with strong, trusted relationships between private-sector participants and public-sector organizations to align private intelligence and critical infrastructure at speed and across networks and borders. The Fortinet and CSI Cybercrime Bounty program aligns with other successful public-private collaborations that are dedicated to transparency and accountability. 
• Scales disruption against cybercrime: Patterns and weak links are in full force now, requiring speed vs. sovereignty to work across borders without losing trust or privacy. Coordinated response and accountability break down the shift from ad hoc cooperation to scalable disruption.
• Leans into global cybersecurity and cybercrime prevention leadership: As a global leader in cybersecurity and stalwart dedicated to preventing cybercrime through systemic disruption, Fortinet delivers cyberthreat intelligence and visibility into cyber activity through its broad, integrated, and automated protections across the entire digital attack surface. The company also brings its long-standing commitment to pioneering efforts to disrupt cybercrime to this initiative, escalating accountability efforts to deter youth and other aspiring cybercriminals by sending a message that such actions will not go unaccounted for.
• Leverages Fortinet’s leadership role in shaping global cybersecurity collaboration: Relevant insights and experience that Fortinet brings to this Cybercrime Bounty effort include experience gained as a founding member of the World Economic Forum’s Cybercrime Atlas. The Cybercrime Atlas: Impact Report 2025 highlights the tangible progress achieved through multi-sector collaboration in dismantling cybercriminal networks and building resilience at scale. This cybercrime bounty effort with CSI builds on Fortinet’s long-standing collaborations with esteemed organizations from both the public and private sectors, including government entities, academia, and other public organizations, as a fundamental aspect of Fortinet’s commitment to enhancing global cyber resilience.

Supporting Quote:
“At Crime Stoppers International, we have a proud history of giving communities a safe and anonymous way to report crime. Cybercrime is borderless, fast-moving, and increasingly sophisticated. Tackling it requires collective intelligence and broad participation. Through this partnership with Fortinet, we are creating a powerful bridge between communities and cybersecurity experts. This initiative will make it easier than ever to responsibly disclose information on cyberthreats to bring accountability to cybercrime and subsequently strengthen digital resilience worldwide.”
-Hayley van Loon, CEO of Crime Stoppers International  

Additional Resources

• Learn more about the news in this Fortinet blog.
  
• Read this blog to learn about how Fortinet strengthens global collaboration against cybercrime and about the World Economic Forum 2025 Cybercrime Atlas Impact Report.
• Visit our blog to learn about Fortinet as the recipient of the Crime Stoppers International 2025 Global Award for Corporate Leadership in Crime Prevention and Cybersecurity Leadership.
• Visit fortinet.com/trust to learn more about Fortinet innovation, collaboration partners, product security processes, and enterprise-grade products.
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FAQ

What is the Cybercrime Bounty program launched by Fortinet (FTNT) on Nov 18, 2025?

A global partnership with Crime Stoppers International that rewards anonymous reporting of cybercrime and routes validated intelligence to law enforcement.

How will Fortinet (FTNT) use its threat intelligence in the Cybercrime Bounty?

Fortinet will validate and analyze anonymous tips, create threat intelligence packages, and route actionable reports to law enforcement partners.

Who can submit tips to the Fortinet and Crime Stoppers Cybercrime Bounty program?

Citizens and ethical hackers worldwide can anonymously submit information using Crime Stoppers’ trusted reporting infrastructure.

Does the Fortinet (FTNT) Cybercrime Bounty program involve law enforcement investigations?

Yes — validated reports may be routed to law enforcement for investigation, potential arrests, and prosecutions where appropriate.

How does the Cybercrime Bounty aim to strengthen cybersecurity for organizations and governments?

By increasing anonymous tip flow, accelerating intelligence sharing, and enabling coordinated disruption of organized cybercriminal networks.

Where can investors find more information about Fortinet’s role in the Cybercrime Bounty?

Investors can read Fortinet’s related blog posts and visit Fortinet’s trust and corporate pages for details on collaboration and cyber resilience efforts.