Electronics & Industrial

• Study finds evidence of “high-investment” Cisco counterfeits

  21-Jul-20 - The fake 2960-X switches were only discovered after they stopped working following a software upgrade.

• Volvo invests in cobalt traceability partner Circulor

  15-Jul-20 - Partners developed a blockchain for ethical sourcing of the mineral, which is linked to environmental, human rights issues.

• UK body unveils draft guidance on trademark offence sentencing

  08-Jul-20 - Guidelines cover individuals and organisations involved in the possession or sale of counterfeit goods.

• UK traders get lengthy bans for selling fake Cisco goods

  24-Jun-20 - Alan Gould and Kelley Stewart admitted selling tens of thousands of counterfeit products infringing Cisco's trademarks.

• Fake Apple AirPods worth $4,000 seized in Chicago

  22-Jun-20 - CBP officers intercepted a shipment of 25 counterfeit Apple AirPods at O'Hare Airport in Chicago.

• UAE shutters counterfeit engine oil factory

  16-Jun-20 - United Arab Emirates authorities have shut down a counterfeit engine oil factor after an enforcement operation.

• Honda’s global ops hit by major cyber-attack

  10-Jun-20 - Honda has been hit by a ransomware attack that has led to the shutdown of some production facilities and other operations.

• Europol targets organised crime with dedicated financial unit

  09-Jun-20 - Europol launches 65-strong financial and economic crime unit to disrupt money flows in organised crime networks.

• Fake alloy car wheels intercepted in Puerto Rico

  01-Jun-20 - Customs officers in San Juan have seized a shipment of 844 counterfeit alloy car wheels imported into Puerto Rico.
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  Fighting fakes during the COVID-19 crisis

  29-May-20 - The rise in e-commerce as a result of coronavirus crisis 'demands greater use of security features to combat fakes'.

• Counterfeiting on the rise in mechanical engineering sector

  27-May-20 - Germany's mechanical and plant engineering sector lost €7.6bn to product privacy and counterfeiting last year.

• Sumitomo patents near infrared anti-counterfeit ink

  27-May-20 - Sumitomo Metal Mining has been granted a US patent for a security ink based on near infrared (NIR) absorbing particles.

• Picosun patents counterfeiting use for ALD coating tech

  13-May-20 - Finland’s Picosun gets a US patent on a coating tech that it says could become a potent tool to fight counterfeiting.

• Anti-counterfeit ink tech bags Australian government funding

  12-May-20 - Researchers at Macquarie University in Australia have been awarded funding for their work on a 4D security ink.

• Seven dangerous counterfeits you should never buy

  03-May-20 - Red Points has come up with seven fake products that can be particularly hazardous if bought by consumers.

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