Electronics & Industrial

• Operation Pirates 1 nets €33m in fake goods

  21-Jun-23 - A total of 810,995 counterfeit fashion items and 61,246 counterfeit electronic devices were seized in the crackdown.

• Pump maker HIBLOW says fakes are on Amazon, eBay

  19-Jun-23 - Knock-off repair kits and diaphragms sold on online marketplaces could destroy the pumps, says firm.

• Half of EU young people think its OK to buy fakes

  18-Jun-23 - On the positive side, most Europeans reject justifications for buying counterfeit goods, says the EUIPO.

• EUIPO completes blockchain authentication pilot

  15-Jun-23 - EBSI-ELSA tech is the outcome of a project to find an open-source blockchain architecture for anti-counterfeit.

• EU poised for deal on proceeds of crime info sharing

  11-Jun-23 - National authorities dealing with crime will be able to access centralised bank account registers under the proposal.

• Cisco scores a big win in anti-counterfeit enforcement

  07-Jun-23 - Company CEO Onur Aksoy pleads guilty to charges of importing hundreds of millions of dollars-worth of fakes into US.

• US man indicted in another counterfeit airbag case

  01-Jun-23 - Federal agents recovered more than 2,000 counterfeit airbags and parts from this residence and place of business.

• USPTO seeks feedback on counterfeits and piracy

  25-May-23 - The agency wants to hear from consumers, IP holders, online and physical markets, and others to guide its strategy.

• Kenyan police arrest women accused of copper theft

  20-May-23 - Suspect is a Chinese national who exported 10 tonnes of scrap copper to an unknown destination a few weeks ago.

• Dutch man jailed for counterfeit Apple scam in UK

  16-May-23 - Chen Wei pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation and possession of articles for use in fraud.

• Overhaul launches AI-powered cargo theft tool

  09-May-23 - RiskGPT promises to help users predict, prevent, and respond to the threat of cargo theft or other shipment risks.

• USC-C tester spots counterfeit Apple chargers

  09-May-23 - Device could be particularly useful for people who buy a lot of these devices and want to screen them for fakes.

• OpSec to list on Nasdaq via SPAC merger

  27-Apr-23 - The merger will raise up to $199 million in gross proceeds, valuing the combined company at around $426 million.

• Suppliers are weak link in cybersecurity, says report

  27-Apr-23 - 40 per cent of third-party suppliers do not conduct regular penetration tests of internal systems, according to Risk Ledger.

• Counterfeit tyres killing drivers in Nigeria

  10-Apr-23 - Fakes rank alongside speeding and banditry as major causes of driver fatalities, according to FRSC chief.

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