Electronics & Industrial

• Fraudster uses Linkedin to fleece microchip buyers

  10-Aug-22 - User posed as Express Electronics employee, taking $26,000 for a bogus components order in a case of wire fraud.

• Fake solar panels worth $1.4m seized in New Mexico

  03-Aug-22 - CBP operation targeted a shipment of more than 9,000 crystal silicone photocell modules shipped from Vietnam.

• UK IPO names Adam Williams as interim CEO

  13-Jul-22 - Williams replaces Tim Moss, who is due to leave the IPO on September 1, while a permanent CEO is sought.

• US man charged with $1bn fake Cisco scam

  11-Jul-22 - Onur Aksoy is alleged to have pocketed millions of dollars from the sale of counterfeits through a network of 19 companies.

• EU operation takes down illegal refrigerant ring

  01-Jul-22 - Operation led to the seizure of 110 tonnes of different types of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) gases, valued at around €11m.

• Young people increasingly likely to buy fake goods, says EUIPO

  15-Jun-22 - 37 per cent of 15-24-yer-olds had bought one or several fake products intentionally in the last 12 months.
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  Traceability: the foundation of optimized supply chains today and for the future

  03-Jun-22 - Global supply chains are facing unprecedented stress, and traceability is the answer to maintaining control, writes Systech's Steve Tallant.

• YPB wins first client for new ProtectCode security feature

  03-Jun-22 - New version of the technology includes an anti-copy feature that makes it almost impossible to replicate, says firm.

• Startup Chiplytics has fake semiconductors in its sights

  30-May-22 - Firm was founded by industry veterans Stephen DiBartolomeo, Steven Dourmashkin and Matthew Skeels.

• New Jersey man charged in counterfeit Cisco case

  25-May-22 - Musa Karaman (35) has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.

• NZ's TradeWindow buys traceability specialist Rfider

  20-May-22 - Rfider's tech is being used by companies in the food and beverage sector, including coffee and honey suppliers.

• Supply chain congestion raising threat of cargo theft

  18-May-22 - Cargo thefts targeting vehicles in transit declined in 2021, but were accompanied by an increase in incidents at storage facilities.
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  How physical brand investigation methods are evolving

  09-May-22 - Don't overlook brick-and-mortar retailers when planning your brand protection programme, advises ApiraSol's Axel Hein.

• UK man ordered to repay money made selling fake car parts

  02-May-22 - Cezary Sobieszuk pleaded guilty to four offences, including possession and intent to sell badges infringing trademarks.

• Lawmakers table bill to tackle counterfeit electronics

  20-Mar-22 - SEERA would boost domestic recycling and stop the flow of waste products to countries involved in counterfeiting.

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