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• Duck feather-inspired film has anti-counterfeit properties

  19-Feb-25 - The fully biodegradable film also extends shelf-life, protects against UV light and pH changes, and is antibacterial.

• UK eBay sellers sentenced over 'hazardous' fake chargers

  19-Feb-25 - Foysal Habib and Abu Sufian pleaded guilty last year to selling fake goods, including electronics, cosmetics, and clothing.

• Nintendo, Amazon seek big damages in fake amiibo suit

  18-Feb-25 - The defendants are accused of selling at least $2.3m worth of counterfeit amiibo products on Amazon.

• Applied DNA abandons DNA authentication business

  18-Feb-25 - The decision will see 20 per cent of its workforce laid off as firm looks into finding a buyer for the underperforming unit.

• Study could help luxury brands counter the appeal of fakes

  13-Feb-25 - Low-knowledge consumers are fuelling the trillion-dollar counterfeit market; Educate them, researchers say.

• Ransomware suspects arrested in cybercrime crackdown

  11-Feb-25 - Four Russian nationals are suspected of using a Phobos variant to extort victims across Europe and beyond.

• 12 arrests as counterfeit euro ring is busted

  10-Feb-25 - Raids in Serbia and North Macedonia found machines to make moulds and stamps for fake money and other equipment.

• UK unveils cybersecurity code for business

  10-Feb-25 - The aim is to help companies developing AIs protect themselves better from "growing cybersecurity threats."

• De La Rue starts formal sale process after new bid

  07-Feb-25 - The company has said it is making "significant steps" towards the sale of its authentications unit to Crane NXT.

• More tech providers join textile traceability pilot

  06-Feb-25 - TrusTrace, Peterson Tech and Retraced join TextileGenesis in supporting the Trackit textile traceability programme.

• US lung health group calls again for tobacco traceability

  05-Feb-25 - The FDA has yet to act on a legislative mandate to implement a track-and-trace system, says American Lung Association.

• €1.5bn in Russian 'blood timber' has reached EU

  05-Feb-25 - Companies using the timber are putting themselves at risk of hefty financial penalties or referral for criminal prosecution.

• Lululemon sues storefronts, accusing them of counterfeiting

  04-Feb-25 - Three lawsuits are targetting sellers on online marketplaces including Amazon, eBay, Wish, Etsy, and Temu.

• Europol issues warning over online drug purchases

  30-Jan-25 - More than 400 arrests have been made in Operation Shield V, which seized €11.1m-worth of illegal medicines.

• Cigar brand Habanos fights fakes with digital tech

  29-Jan-25 - Some of the Cuban company's premium cigars will now use NFC technology to allow smartphone verification.

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