Electronics & Industrial

• European prosecutors take fight to organised crime networks

  27-Sep-24 - New European Judicial Organised Crime Network will deliver a coordinated and systematic cross-border approach.

• Fake airbag investigation in UK leads to three arrests

  23-Sep-24 - Hundreds of suspected counterfeit airbags and a substantial amount of cash were seized in the operation.

• Cybord raises $8.7m for electronics authenticity platform

  20-Sep-24 - Firm's tech uses AI to check for defects, homogeneity, and potential counterfeiting incidents in real-time.

• Italy busts gang selling fake retro video game systems

  17-Sep-24 - Around 12,000 consoles holding 47m fake versions of classic titles from Nintendo, Sega and Atari were seized.

• EMPACT arrests for IP crime top 1,000 in 2023

  11-Sep-24 - That marks a massive increase on the previous year, when there were 115 arrests, according to a new fact sheet.

• Alabama men plead guilty to $1m retail theft scheme

  06-Sep-24 - The brothers operated a network of thieves who targeted stores including Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, and Lowe’s.

• Games specialist Banilla wins in anti-fake lawsuit

  27-Aug-24 - Company wins a "meaningful monetary recovery" in Philadelphia judgment and a permanent injunction.

• EU backs African circular economy scheme with €40m

  16-Aug-24 - SWITCH-2-CE will target sustainable, green, circular and digital transformation of plastics, textiles and electronics sectors.

• Seals to deter cargo theft are being ignored, says insurer

  13-Aug-24 - Seals – however basic – can play a central role in identifying location, method and often perpetrators of cargo theft.

• Ugandan police seize fake cement shipment

  09-Aug-24 - Hundreds of counterfeit cement bags bearing falsified digital tax stamps have been seized in Uganda.

• Mercedes seized millions of fake products last year

  08-Aug-24 - Carmaker says there was an average of more than two raids carried out daily by trade and enforcement authorities in 2023.

• UK markets join forces on refreshed anti-fakes campaign

  07-Aug-24 - Markets across the UK are taking part in a re-launched Real Deal campaign to protect businesses, customers from harm.

• Viewpoint: How is AI used to commit chargeback fraud?

  02-Aug-24 - Roger Alexander explains how merchants can mitigate the impact of AI-powered fraud and avoid disaster.

• OtterBox clamps down on counterfeit phone cases

  01-Aug-24 - Thousands of cases were seized from a "well-known tech store" chain in Dublin, according to the company.

• Scientists make 'programmable' luminescent markers

  31-Jul-24 - They continue to glow after a UV light is removed and can be programmed to fade in stages, making them hard to forge.

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