Electronics & Industrial

• US government 'faces 1000s of high-risk suppliers'

  01-Nov-12 - Almost 10,000 suppliers to the US government were reported for suspected involvement in fake parts and other activities last year.

• Thieves steal Apple products from warehouse in Brazil

  26-Oct-12 - Armed thieves steal $1.75m-worth of Apple products from a warehouse in Brazil after subduing security guards.

• US support helps Paraguay nab fake electronics

  26-Oct-12 - Paraguayan authorities have netted counterfeit computer games consoles and other items with support from the US.

• US man pleads guilty in fake airbags case

  24-Oct-12 - A US man has pleaded guilty to trafficking thousands of counterfeit automotive airbags made in China on eBay.

• East African countries join Kenyan fake phone clampdown

  15-Oct-12 - Uganda, Zambia and other East African countries are planning to follow Kenya and switch off counterfeit mobile phones.

• Cilico unveils RFID-enabled Android tablet

  08-Oct-12 - Cilico has launched a new Android tablet PC with a built-in UHF radiofrequency identification (RFID) scanner.

• Counterfeit electronics growing at record levels, says IHS

  03-Oct-12 - Incidents in the USA involving counterfeit electronics are continuing at a high rate in 2012, continuing a trend seen in 2011.

• Nokia and Samsung to recycle fake phones

  03-Oct-12 - Nokia and Samsung are to recycle fake mobile phones hit by Kenyan government efforts to switch off illicit handsets.

• Man pleads guilty to sale of fake car diagnostics

  02-Oct-12 - A man has pleaded guilty to selling fake versions of General Motors diagnostic devices used to spot problems with cars.

• Sennheiser rolls out anti-counterfeiting labels

  18-Sep-12 - Sennheiser has rolled out anti-counterfeiting QR codes and ID numbers to tackle the rise of fake headphones.

• Researchers create invisible QR codes to stop fakes

  14-Sep-12 - US researchers have created invisible QR codes to combat counterfeiting of money and other items.

• Sale of fake car parts is widespread, Indian gov says

  12-Sep-12 - The Indian government has admitted that the sale of counterfeit car parts in the country is a common practice.

• iPhone repair firm probed amid counterfeit parts claims

  11-Sep-12 - UK trading standards officers are investigating claims that a firm used by insurers repaired iPhones with counterfeit parts.

• India fines SIM card sellers $30,000 for accepting fake files

  20-Aug-12 - India fined SIM card sellers that accept fake documentation more than $30,000 in the past three years.

• Jail for UAE-based trader of fake DuPont refrigerants

  14-Aug-12 - A United Arab Emirates-based trader faces two years in jail after being convicted of selling counterfeit DuPont refrigerants.

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