News Archive

T-Mobile claims patent on smartphone authentication
06-Dec-19 - T-Mobile has been awarded a US patent on a technology that it says can protect barcodes from being hacked.
Custom shoemaker Chase Shiel turns to blockchain for protection
06-Dec-19 - Chase Shiel has signed up with tech company VeChain to deploy a blockchain verification tool for its hand-built sneakers.
Merck battles with insurers over $1.3bn cyber-attack payout
05-Dec-19 - A cyber-attack that hit Merck two years ago is still dogging the group as insurers say they won't pay out for an 'act of war'.
Blockchain ‘could save food sector $31bn by cutting fraud’
04-Dec-19 - Blockchain could save the food industry a huge sum of money by 2024 by reducing the risk of food fraud, says a report.
Philly CBP seizes more than 20,000 fake Oral-B products
04-Dec-19 - US customs have seized 20,400 fake Oral-B electric toothbrush heads en route from China to an address in New Jersey.
Europol-led op nixes 30,506 fake-peddling domains
04-Dec-19 - A Europol campaign against sites offering pirated and fake items netted three arrests and 30,506 domain name takedowns.
Campaign says fight against fake medicines is far from won
02-Dec-19 - A campaign has been launched to press for greater efforts to fight the spread of falsified medicines around the world.
US importer charged with counterfeit toy offences
02-Dec-19 - He is accused of selling $1.4m in Pokémon, Hello Kitty, Angry Birds, Lego Ninjago, JanSport, Shopkins and Super Mario fakes.
Cannabis firm Akerna invests in anti-counterfeit tech player
02-Dec-19 - Cannabis supply chain firm Akerna has made an $18m investment in anti-counterfeiting specialist Solo Sciences.
In UK, more than half of fake good purchases are deliberate
29-Nov-19 - New figures estimate that £13.6bn of counterfeit and pirated goods were imported into the UK in 2016.
DNA-labelled excipients allow on-dose authentication of meds
27-Nov-19 - DNA-tagged excipients can be used to authenticate tablets – even after months of challenging environmental conditions.
Facebook says it removes two-thirds of IP-infringing content
26-Nov-19 - Facebook says it removed more than 462,000 pieces of content related to counterfeits in the first six months of the year.
Authentication a bright spot but De La Rue warns about its future
26-Nov-19 - De La Rue plunged today after the firm warned it could be at risk of collapse if its turnaround doesn’t work as hoped.
Tesco stung by adulterated honey claims
26-Nov-19 - Tesco has withdrawn batches of its own-brand honey from sale after tests suggested it was adulterated with sugar syrup.
Indian drugmakers say meds billed as substandard are fake
26-Nov-19 - Two medicines that failed quality testing by India’s drug regulatory agency are counterfeit, say manufacturers.