iPhone users targeted in fake purse text scam
A text-message spam campaign that flooded mobile phones and irritated perhaps millions of iPhone users last summer reared its...
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Alibaba, Microsoft agree to crack down on counterfeit software
Alibaba Group and Microsoft have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance the security of Microsoft’s...
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Unreleased Apple Inc. (AAPL) Watch Already Finds Chinese Smartwatch Clones At CES 2015
It is sad, but true. Even before the original product could hit the market, clone started doing the rounds. This would not happen...
Learn MoreFears that dangerous fake vodka ‘is still out there’ in Derbyshire
THOUSANDS of bottles of dangerous fake vodka are still in circulation, a Derbyshire trading standards official has...
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Hong Kong customs seizes about 2.1m illicit cigarettes, 13 arrested
HONG KONG: Customs officials seized about 2.1 million illicit cigarettes and arrested 13 people in the latest raid on...
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How e-retailers such as Flipkart, Amazon are keeping fake products at bay
Stung by instances of rogue sellers on their platform shipping dubious products, online marketplaces are putting in place...
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Killing, not curing: deadly boom in counterfeit medicine in Afghanistan
At the beginning of December Najib’s 10-week-old daughter fell ill, crying with stomach ache late into the night. The next day...
Learn MoreTunisia’s smuggling trade poses security risk
At a checkpoint outside Qayrawan, two soldiers inspect a mini-bus transporting locals to Tunis. Looking in the boot, the soldiers...
Learn MoreHoneywell reveals 71% of U.A.E. residents are fearful of the dangers of counterfeit refrigerants used in their homes
A survey released today by Honeywell (NYSE: HON) found that residents of the United Arab Emirates are concerned about potentially...
Learn MoreIRA Terrorists Turn to Tobacco Smuggling as Black Market Thrives
Spanish police have arrested two former members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) as part of an investigation into money...
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Cigarette Taxes Encourage Smuggling In Turkey
ISTANBUL – Tax hikes on cigarettes in Turkey are helping increase the demand for smuggled cigarettes from Iraq and Syria. In a...
Learn MoreAlibaba spends $161m to combat fake goods
China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the world’s largest e-commerce company, spent over 1 billion yuan ($160.7 million) combating...
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