Counterfeit and Forgery

The City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) is warning sports fans to use legitimate sources to watch the big fight on the 7th of December, as Anthony Joshua looks to avenge his defeat by Andy Ruiz Jnr.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1300/pipcu_pulls_no_punches_when_warning_about_illegal

A SCOTTISH university has thanked the Sunday National after being alerted to a website selling fake degrees from the University of the West of Scotland (UWS).

Black Friday bargain hunters are not just being warned about fake goods, they’re also being urged to look out for bogus insurance deals.

THE FBI has busted a counterfeiting ring that focused on fake iPhones and iPads and reportedly cost Apple more than $6.1million.

Trading Standards received around 500,000 complaints and looked into 43,000 cases across England and Wales

OTA OrganicTrade pushes organic textiles fraud prevention platform 

Despite efforts to combat the sale of fakes on its online-selling platforms, the matter could still evolve into a significant fiscal liability.

https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/10/12/amazon-has-a-notorious-counterfeit-problem.aspx

High-quality fake IDs are readily available on the internet

https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/fake-id-market-bypasses-anti-fraud-measures

Across every part of your supply chain your product security could be in jeopardy without a robust authentication and traceability solution in place. Jerome Pichot, head of product marketing, authentication and traceability at De La Rue explains how to win the counterfeit war by finding the right solution for you.

https://www.securingindustry.com/pharmaceuticals/are-you-winning-the-counterfeit-war-/s40/a10826/#.XZExPPZFzIV

A suspected hacker has been arrested for allegedly accessing world-famous recording artists’ websites and cloud-based accounts illegally, stealing unreleased songs, and selling the stolen music in exchange for cryptocurrency.

In a coordinated day of action targeting individuals involved with streaming illegally obtained music, the City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) executed searches of a property in North London and a property in Ipswich. In Ipswich, a 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of copyright and computer misuse act offences.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1272/city_of_london_police__manhattan_d_a__s_office_ar