News Archive

Three men jailed after UK’s biggest-ever counterfeit cash haul
22-Jan-21 - Trio used specialist printing equipment normally associated with production of high volumes of magazines or leaflets.
Counterfeits holding back solar power in rural Ethiopia
21-Jan-21 - Counterfeit and low-quality photovoltaic panels are holding back the development of solar energy, says study.
3M wins injunction against Florida firm in fake masks case
21-Jan-21 - Nationwide Source Inc is accused of cashing in on the pandemic by selling counterfeit face masks at inflated prices.
Mexico says illicit labs are making fake COVID-19 vaccines
20-Jan-21 - There are also concerns organised crime cartels are planning to steal supplies during the vaccines' rollout.
Nike launches massive lawsuit against online counterfeiters
20-Jan-21 - Suit cites 589 websites and 676 social media accounts for selling counterfeit versions of Nike and Converse footwear.
Hitachi rolls out authentication system for machinery
19-Jan-21 - Security label features a hologram and QR code-driven cloud authentication system supplied by Japan's Toppan Printing.
COVID-19 drug chloroquine on sale in Korean stores
19-Jan-21 - Drug didn't show a benefit against COVID-19 in trials, but that hasn’t stopped online stores selling it illegally to the public.
Singapore scientists develop AI-based anti-counterfeit tech
19-Jan-21 - Durable tags resist damage by environmental conditions and sidestep bottlenecks seen with other approaches, they say.
Turkey: 61 arrests in fake gold crackdown
19-Jan-21 - Fake, poor quality gold bars were found being made in eight different workshops in Istanbul's Fatih district.
Latest US notorious markets list still excludes domestic sites
18-Jan-21 - Amazon’s UK, German, Spanish, French and Italian sites are there, along with platforms like Taobao, DHGate, Pindoduo and SnapDeal.
Guld of Guinea a piracy hotspot, says IMB
18-Jan-21 - The Gulf of Guinea saw a spike in piracy incidents in 2020, accounting for 95 per cent of crew kidnappings.
Cincinnati CBP nets big fake Viagra haul
15-Jan-21 - Officers seized around 10,350 counterfeit erectile dysfunction pills worth around $238,050, shipped from Midle East.
Major bust in US nets thousands of unauthorised vapes
14-Jan-21 - Agents from US customs and the FDA have seized almost 34,000 e-cigarettes mimicking the well-known Puff Bar brand.
World’s largest dark web marketplace is taken down
13-Jan-21 - DarkMarket had 500,000 users and more than 2,400 sellers and had generated at least $170m in illegal trade.
UK will seek comment on falsified medicines plans
13-Jan-21 - Consultation on a system to defend against falsified drugs will be carried out within a year of pending MMDB legislation.