Law Enforcement Authorities Seize US$78M Worth of Cisco Counterfeit Gear.

If you were ever wondering why your Cisco Gear if not performing properly, better check where you got them and verify with Cisco if it is Genuine. US and Canadian Authorities have seized more than US$78 million worth of counterfeit Cisco Systems networking equipment in an ongoing investigation into imports from China, the U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies announced Friday.
It is more than just counterfeit hardware, "Counterfeit network hardware entering the marketplace raises significant public safety concerns and must be stopped," Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher of the DOJ's Criminal Division, said in a statement. "It is critically important that network administrators in both private sector and government perform due diligence in order to prevent counterfeit hardware from being installed on their networks."

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