"At
the request of another federal government agency, on January
11, 2008, the FBI's Cyber Division provided an unclassified
PowerPoint presentation and briefing on efforts to counter
the production and distribution of counterfeit network
hardware. This unclassified briefing was never intended
for broad distribution or posting to the Internet.
This
presentation discussed cyber threats including Operation
Cisco Raider. In late February 2008, the FBI and its partners
at the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department
of Homeland Security announced
the culmination of this two-year operation. Operation
Cisco Raider targeted illegal distributors of counterfeit
network hardware manufactured in China and included 15
investigations across nine FBI field offices and the execution
of 39 search warrants. Through collaboration with our
partners in the private sector, government, and law enforcement,
we disrupted a large distribution network and recovered
approximately 3,500 counterfeit network components with
an estimated retail value of over $3.5 million.
