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Fortinet Security Research Unit Contributes to Interpol Investigation into Online Scams


cybersecurityTYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 2, 2016 — A Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT) business unit has worked with Interpol to investigate and expose a cyber fraud ring that used online scams to steal more than $60 million from businesses around the world, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday.

The company said Monday FortiGuard Labs provided threat intelligence reports to Interpol to help identify the group behind the scams, which led to arrests by the international police organization and Nigerian Economic and Financial Crime Commission in June.

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