Security Documents & IT

• Europol busts migrant document forgery ring

  03-Jun-16 - A total of 19 people have been arrested in a document forgery operation linked to migrant smuggling in Europe.

• Copyright law lands Switzerland on US 'watch list'

  23-May-16 - USTR complains Swiss copyright law loophole prevents enforcement against online pirates.

• Harvard team claims hologram technology advance

  23-May-16 - Researchers say they have developed a new hologram type that is more "efficient, complex and secure".

• UK unveils four-year strategy to tackle IP crime

  18-May-16 - The UK government has laid out a four-year strategic plan to tackle online intellectual property crime.

• Cargo thieves increasingly using 3D printing, says G4S

  16-May-16 - Security company G4S says criminals are using 3D-printed security devices to disguise cargo thefts.

• New US Trade Secrets law enters into force

  12-May-16 - Pres Obama has signed a law which for the first time creates a federal legal system for the protection of trade secrets.

• Authentication/security technology news in brief

  04-May-16 - A round-up of developments from Systech, AuthenticVision, eAgile, Nanotech Security Corp and EverCompliant.

• China still heads up USTR's priority watch list

  03-May-16 - China was the source for 52 per cent of the value of IP-infringing products seized at US ports last year.

• 'High-quality' fake euro gang taken down in Bulgaria

  29-Apr-16 - Bulgarian authorities shut down an illegal workshop in the area of Pleven producing fake €100 banknotes.

• Congressional hearing hears of counterfeit fight challenges

  29-Apr-16 - E-commerce, 3D printing, the dark web and virtual currencies are emerging challenges in the fight against fake goods.

• Most UK freight and logistics firms oppose Brexit

  28-Apr-16 - Two-thirds of supply chain firms in the UK believe their businesses could suffer if the country leaves the EU.

• Alibaba first intermediary firm to join anti-counterfeit group

  15-Apr-16 - Alibaba has become the first firm to join the IACC under the group's new general membership category.

• New Zealand adds holographic window to banknotes

  12-Apr-16 - New Zealand has unveiled new $20, $50 and $100 notes that feature a holographic window.

• US searches for CIA, FBI badge counterfeiter

  04-Apr-16 - The US is trying to track down a Romanian man charged with selling fake federal agency badges.

• NSF grant supports anti-counterfeit college course

  31-Mar-16 - The NSF has provided $200,000 in funding to help set up a course focusing on anti-counterfeit technologies.

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