Electronics & Industrial

• Prison time ordered for fake cell phone ring

  27-Mar-23 - Alleged ringleader Pavel Babichenko was sentenced to six years for his part in the counterfeiting conspiracy.

• Beware of counterfeit Samsung SSDs

  21-Mar-23 - Fakes drives were hard to distinguish from the real thing, even with Samsung's management software.

• Deloitte partners Circulor on supply chain traceability

  07-Mar-23 - Circulor’s blockchain-powered traceability technology is used to trace raw materials from source to use.

• Alibaba beefs up verification on Idle Fish resale site

  06-Mar-23 - Online retailer says the upgrade has doubled the number of brands that consumers can authenticate on the platform.

• Japanese police puncture fake airbag network

  17-Feb-23 - The gang is suspected of sending thousands of fake airbags to around 40 countries worldwide, earning $2.1m.

• Overhaul buys cargo security firm SensiGuard

  15-Feb-23 - SensiGuard monitors cargo in real time while shipments are in transit from origin to destination using embedded trackers.

• US notorious markets list includes AliExpress, WeChat again

  02-Feb-23 - Other online sources in this year's update include Alibaba's Taobao, DHGate, Pinduoduo, IndiaMART and Shopee.

• e-Commerce sites under siege from 'digital' fraudsters

  25-Jan-23 - Organised networks are increasingly using coordinated bot attacks and automated social engineering to steal goods.

• Cable company Nexans deploys authentication tech

  25-Jan-23 - Nexans has started using Authentic Vision's holographic fingerprint technology to protect its products.

• China jails five L-Acoustics loudspeaker counterfeiters

  30-Dec-22 - They were arrested after a batch of counterfeit signs, moulds, and other items were seized from premises in Guangzhou.

• Supply chain risks: a look back to 2022 and ahead to 2023

  21-Dec-22 - Real-time visibility of supply chains should be a top priority for all organizations amid global disruptions.

• US lawmakers put INFORM act in 2023 spending package

  20-Dec-22 - Legislation targeting counterfeiting and retail theft is tacked onto US' omnibus spending package for fiscal 2023.

• Circularise raises €11m in round backed by Asahi Kasei

  12-Dec-22 - Dutch startup specialises in "digital passports" that can be used to provide visibility in complex supply chains.

• Fake listings pulled from Instagram before Black Friday

  24-Nov-22 - The crackdown – which is still ongoing – has already led to hundreds of suspect Instagram listings being taken down.

• De La Rue warns of job cuts as financial challenges continue

  23-Nov-22 - Authentication and currency firm is seeking another £13m in "efficiency actions" as part of a new three-year strategic plan.

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