Electronics & Industrial

• Fake Indian electronics market outpacing genuine products

  18-Dec-14 - The illicit market for counterfeit electronic goods is growing at double the rate than the genuine market in India.

• Honeywell finds major fake fridge problem in Middle East

  17-Dec-14 - A survey has found Saudi Arabians are concerned about dangerous fake refrigerants, on the rise in the Middle East.

• Anti-counterfeit technology news in brief

  03-Nov-14 - Anti-counterfeit updates from InfraTrac, Systech, Applied DNA Sciences, Eurocontrol, StealthCo and Sproxil.

• FTDI stops disabling devices with fake chips

  30-Oct-14 - FTDI has backed down from a controversial scheme that used Windows update to 'brick' devices with counterfeit chips.

• Leica Geo turns to Schreiner to tackle product piracy

  29-Oct-14 - Schreiner's security seals are being used to protect products made by measurement specialist Leica Geosystems.

• US nuclear agency seeks comment on counterfeits

  17-Oct-14 - The US nuclear regulator looks at measures to stop counterfeit, fraudulent and suspect items (CFSI) entering the supply chain.

• Hyundai loses counterfeit components lawsuit

  13-Oct-14 - A lawsuit brought by Hyundai against a supplier accused of providing fake components is dismissed by a US court.

• Hackers plead guilty in fake Xbox One scam

  03-Oct-14 - Five people have been charged with stealing code for Microsoft's recently-introduced Xbox One console.

• US universities get grants for semiconductor security research

  28-Sep-14 - Ten US universities are sharing $4m in new funding to develop ways to protect semiconductors from counterfeiting and other security threats.

• Brief: Fake iPhone 6 handsets seized in US

  17-Sep-14 - US customs have seized fraudulent iPhone 6 handsets, even before the new device has been launched onto the market.

• PolyOne aims brand protection tech at consumer electronics

  22-Aug-14 - PolyOne starts selling its authentication tech in tandem with thermoplastic elastomers used for consumer electronics.

• China takes down ring peddling fake Dow sealants

  14-Aug-14 - China makes arrests in a counterfeiting crackdown that has broken a ring selling fake Dow Corning silicone sealant.

• Fake parts reporting: FAR extends comment deadline

  14-Aug-14 - The US has extended the comment deadline on proposals to require contractors to report non-conforming components.

• Brands under siege: counterfeit news in brief

  27-Jul-14 - Featuring updates from Cisco Systems, Certified Gold Exchange, Lululemon Athletica, Clark's and Bitzer.

• Video review reveals fake cellphone battery scams

  24-Jul-14 - A YouTube video gives valuable insight into the tactics deployed by sellers of illicit cellphone batteries.

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