Security Documents & IT

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  Authentication leads charge as De La Rue reports full-year figures

  Division achieved a 5.1% increase in sales in 2020/21, buoyed by new contracts with a lifetime value of £195m.

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  NY man admits making $1.2m from fake opioids, currency

  Utica resident Albie Pagan (65) operated under the name Hook3d on various dark web marketplaces.

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  DSS sells brand protection unit to Proof Authentication for $5m

  Document Security Systems had sold its DSS Digital subsidiary to privately-held startup Proof Authentication.

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  Fake polymer £20 notes spotted in Northern Ireland

  The Bank of England notes are said to be good quality forgeries that could easily pass as genuine, say police.

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  New chair at VerifyMe as Norman Gardner retires

  Norman Gardner has stepped down as chair of VerifyMe, and will be replaced by GPX' Scott Greenberg.

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  Fraud driving cargo thefts in Russia, says report

  Number of incidents fell 35 per cent on 2019, with food and beverage once again the most targeted product category.

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