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NOVEMBER 2025

CSI and Fortinet launch global Cybercrime Bounty program

Crime Stoppers International has partnered with global cybersecurity leader Fortinet to launch the Cybercrime Bounty program—an ambitious initiative designed to disrupt cybercrime by harnessing community intelligence.

Building on our nearly 50-year legacy as the world’s only global platform for anonymous crime reporting, this program extends our trusted model into the digital realm, enabling safe, anonymous submissions of cybercrime intelligence from citizens, ethical hackers, researchers, and private-sector experts.

CSI will provide the secure reporting infrastructure, while Fortinet will assess incoming intelligence and, where appropriate, forward actionable packages to law enforcement for investigation and prosecution. This public–private collaboration exemplifies our core model: community participation, anonymous reporting, and coordinated law enforcement engagement. The Cybercrime Bounty program will empower individuals worldwide to help identify cyber offenders and strengthen digital resilience by making high-quality human intelligence available to authorities.

CEO Hayley van Loon emphasized the significance of this milestone: “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. It also reinforces Crime Stoppers International’s global leadership in anonymous reporting and positions our organization at the forefront of a new era in cybercrime prevention.”

Cellebrite APAC Webinar – Tackling Digital Trafficking and Scam Compounds

Human trafficking is evolving rapidly across the Asia-Pacific, with scam compounds emerging as one of the region’s most urgent and complex threats. These criminal operations lure victims through online deception, coercing them into fraudulent digital activities. As these networks expand across borders and exploit technological loopholes, traditional investigative methods are being outpaced.

To address this growing crisis, Cellebrite dedicated the final session of its 2025 APAC Webinar Series to exploring how digital intelligence and cross-border collaboration can disrupt these transnational crimes and dismantle trafficking and scam operations.

Our CEO Hayley van Loon joined a lineup of distinguished speakers from law enforcement, intelligence, and the NGO sector examining the rise of scam compounds, the exploitation of victims, and the critical role of digital forensics in identifying perpetrators and enabling justice. Hayley’s participation underscored Crime Stoppers International’s commitment to collaborative, tech-enabled solutions in the fight against organized crime, and her fellow panelists were:

• Shigeru Yotoriyama – Retired Senior Commissioner, National Police Agency Japan

• Kaushal Bheda – Director, Pelorus Technologies

• Matt Parker – Cellebrite SME and former CEO of The Exodus Road; and

• Nur Azhar Ayob – VP Business Development, Cellebrite APAC

CSI 2025 Annual General Meeting

At its recent AGM, the Board of Crime Stoppers International farewelled long-time Director and Region 7 representative, Yusuf Ambramjee. Yusuf’s contribution over many years was acknowledged, including his public support and active promotion of CSI via his very strong social media presence, activity and following, and through his role as etv/eNCA Crime Watch anchor.

In addition to the reappointment of Directors Brigadier Attie Lamprecht (Region 7) and Alex MacDonald with Alex appointed to the Executive Committee as Immediate Past President, the Board extended a warm welcome to Alejo Campos (Region 3), current Executive Director for the Crime Stoppers CBLA Foundation.

Important corporate governance reforms ratified at the AGM included representation by Members to now be up to two nominees per Region (as opposed to three), and the ability of the Board of Directors to appoint up to six independent Directors.

Special thanks to those of our invited guests who attended.

ICMEC Australia Symposium – Sydney

The protection of children is a collective responsibility, and collaboration remains our strongest tool.

CSI Head of Program Delivery & Impact, Davina Mansfield, represented us at the ICMEC Australia Symposium 2025: Convergence at the beginning of this month, where leaders gathered to address the rapidly evolving landscape of child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA). Representatives from government, law enforcement, technology, finance, and civil society came together with one shared goal: to protect children.

The misuse of technology continues to accelerate this silent and devastating pandemic, and demands a coordinated, system-wide response – enhanced reporting pathways, public awareness, and trusted partnerships were all acknowledged as essential in preventing and responding to CSEA.

The Symposium highlighted the importance of cross-industry collaboration and the critical role of professionals in detecting, disrupting, and preventing harm, and CSI was privileged to attend and contribute to the discussions.

United for Wildlife Global Summit – Rio de Janeiro

Our CEO Hayley van Loon along with CSI Director Alejo Campos joined several of our partners and 400 global leaders at The Royal Foundation’s United for Wildlife Global Summit in Rio de Janeiro, hosted with INTERPOL, UNODC, and the Federal Police of Brazil.

The conference reinforced the urgent need to address wildlife crime not only as a conservation issue, but as a form of serious and organized crime. The same illicit networks and financial flows used to traffic wildlife are also used to move drugs, weapons and other illegal commodities, fueling corruption and exploitation around the world.

The event afforded the opportunity to meet with many CSI partners and key stakeholders, including TRAFFIC LATAM Program Leader, Renata Cao de la Fuente, who are working tirelessly to disrupt these criminal systems and protect vulnerable species and communities.

CSI Annual Global Awards – winners announced!

Crime Stoppers International’s Annual Awards have long been a prestigious global platform celebrating the remarkable achievements of Crime Stoppers programs and partners, and also honoring individuals who exemplify extraordinary commitment to our mission at local, national, and international levels.

In 2025, our Annual Global Awards underwent a highly successful refresh, including opening the program to direct entries from the corporate sector to allow for recognition of entities – companies, not-for-profits and civil society organizations – not necessarily working directly with a Crime Stoppers program but achieving outstanding results in reducing crime, increasing community awareness for crime, and increasing law enforcement capacity or capability.

The Awards Committee wishes to acknowledge all nominations received, to sincerely thank everyone who prepared a submission, and to congratulate the 2025 winners!

For a full list of winners across every category, including recipients of the prized President’s Award, head to our Awards page.

2025 Sponsors of Brave Awards : journalism and media

Each year, Adcock Ingram and News24 in South Africa recognize and honour bravery in journalism and media. They celebrate the journalists who show up, who dig, verify, question and care .. often doing so at considerable personal risk. Journalists who bravery, courage and commitment drives them to share the news stories that matter.

Sincere congratulations to Yusuf Abramjee, CSI Board of Directors member, who was again presented with a Sponsors Of Brave Award for his commitment to the challenging and complex topics that he and his Crime Watch production crew on etv/eNCA consistently tackle – reporting truthfully and fearlessly, holding the powers-that-be to account, and providing a voice for the voiceless.