Security Documents & IT

• Hong Kong issues alert on bogus banknotes

  24-Dec-13 - The authorities in Hong Kong are investigating reports of fake $1,000 banknotes and have warned banks to be vigilant.

• MEPs vote for tougher penalties for euro counterfeiting

  17-Dec-13 - Distributors of fake euro or other currencies could face tougher penalties under a draft EU law backed today.

• People: New board member at LaserLock

  16-Dec-13 - Paul F. Klapper of private equity firm Clydesdale Ventures has joined the board of authentication specialist LaserLock Technologies.

• Raman-detectable nanoparticles give anti-counterfeit signal

  06-Dec-13 - Researchers unveil a nanoparticle fingerprint that can be detected using Raman down to the level of a single particle.

• Microsoft clamps down on software piracy

  26-Nov-13 - A tip-off by Microsoft has led to six arrests and the seizure of goods worth more than £100,000 at three houses in the UK.

• Survey finds counterfeit apps in Google Play store

  25-Nov-13 - Counterfeit versions of mobile apps account for more than 1 per cent of titles in the Google Play store, says Bitdefender.

• 3M rolls out overt document security technology

  20-Nov-13 - 3M launches an overt security feature that makes multiple images ‘float’ in the same space when a document is tilted.

• Canadian anti-counterfeit bill re-introduced

  06-Nov-13 - A bill to strengthen protection of trademark and copyright owners has been re-introduced in Canada.

• Hard-to-copy $100 bills debut in US

  08-Oct-13 - The US Federal Reserve says consumer will soon start to encounter the new $100 bill with stronger anti-counterfeit features.

• New ProImage launches brand protection unit

  25-Sep-13 - New ProImage has launched a new business unit dedicated to brand protection and anti-counterfeiting technology.

• UK's new IP crime unit shows its teeth

  17-Sep-13 - A new intellectual property (IP) crime unit in the UK has made two arrests on the first day of its official launch.

• 'Quantum' sensor validates banknotes

  09-Sep-13 - MDT has launched a new range of magnetic pattern recognition sensors designed for use in validating banknotes.

• Peru is 'top source of counterfeit US dollars'

  06-Sep-13 - Peru has supplanted Colombia as the number one source for counterfeit US dollars, according to the US Secret Service

• JDSU sees sales dip despite security pigments take-up

  03-Sep-13 - JDSU revamps Optical Security and Performance Products (OSP) division as sales and margins dip.

• Nanotech Security seeks C$4.2m for acquisitions

  30-Aug-13 - Nanotech Security has said it intends to increase a recent financing round to C$4.2m as it gears up for two key acquisitions.

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