Security Documents & IT

• Catherine Deneuve’s grandson held in biggest-ever fake euro op

  20-Jul-20 - Igor Vadim is one of 44 arrested in connection with the counterfeiting network, linked to the Italian Camorra mafia.

• Large document forgery ring busted in Germany and Greece

  15-Jul-20 - Operation Kosmos uncovered a print shop producing these counterfeit documents and led to one arrest.

• UK body unveils draft guidance on trademark offence sentencing

  08-Jul-20 - Guidelines cover individuals and organisations involved in the possession or sale of counterfeit goods.

• De La Rue meets £100m fundraising target

  06-Jul-20 - Says the share offering "removes the material uncertainty" from its business as its turnaround plan gathers pace.

• Prolific plastic banknote forgers arrested in Romania

  29-Jun-20 - Romanian authorities have busted a network responsible for counterfeiting thousands of the country’s 100 lei banknotes.

• Shifting focus at De La Rue puts jobs at risk at UK plant

  19-Jun-20 - De La Rue’s turnaround plan could cost up to 260 jobs, as the company considers closing its production unit in Gateshead.

• Serious Fraud Office drops De La Rue probe

  16-Jun-20 - De La Rue’s gradual return to health continues as the UK Serious Fraud Office drops its investigation into the company.

• Google to allow search engine users to report counterfeit goods

  11-Jun-20 - Google has updated its reporting system to allow search engine users to request the review and removal of fake goods.

• Illegal streaming service with 2m users taken down

  10-Jun-20 - Spanish police have dismantled a network illegally distributing audio-visual content and laundering the criminal proceeds.

• Europol targets organised crime with dedicated financial unit

  09-Jun-20 - Europol launches 65-strong financial and economic crime unit to disrupt money flows in organised crime networks.

• Banknote security feature makes it easier for public to spot fakes

  08-Jun-20 - 3D micro optic feature allowed consumers to reliably pick out authentic notes "in seconds", say researchers.

• CBP seizes $351K of counterfeit currency in Milwaukee

  03-Jun-20 - Customs officers in Milwaukee seized more than 3,500 counterfeit 100-dollar bills shipped from China on May 27.

• De La Rue surges on strong start to year, COVID-19 contract

  01-Jun-20 - De La Rue says it has made a strong start to the year with new contracts, including a global deal to protect a COVID-19 diagnostic.
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  Fighting fakes during the COVID-19 crisis

  29-May-20 - The rise in e-commerce as a result of coronavirus crisis 'demands greater use of security features to combat fakes'.

• Sumitomo patents near infrared anti-counterfeit ink

  27-May-20 - Sumitomo Metal Mining has been granted a US patent for a security ink based on near infrared (NIR) absorbing particles.

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