‘Agent Smith’ malware infects 25 million Android devices
Threat intelligence firm Check Point Research have released details of malware designed to exploit known Android vulnerabilities. It’s claimed to have…
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Counterfeit Apple and Samsung smartphones worth HK$1 million seized in Hong Kong raid
The South China Morning Post has reported on the arrest of two men in Tuen Mun, a Hong Kong district. Their…
Building a wall – defending against the threat of Huawei devices
Corporate networks take various steps and employ numerous measures to protect themselves from external threats.
Lately, countries too are taking similar steps, in the face of…
Ghana joins the fight against counterfeit smartphones
The Ghanaian Government has asked its National Communications Authority to work with mobile network operators and other state agencies to investigate…
Counterfeit Smartphones and Accessories worth over €150,000 seized in Nairobi
In March, Kenya’s Anti-Counterfeit Authority announced that they had raided shops in the capital’s Luthuli Avenue after Samsung made complaints to…
Even Apple is fooled by counterfeit devices
Apple have been tricked out of almost $1 million worth of iPhones by two Chinese engineering students in Oregon. The scam involved shipping counterfeit iPhones…
EUIPO Report Suggests The Counterfeit Problem Is Increasing
The EU Intellectual Property Office was created in 1994 to oversee trademark and design protection issues across the 28 member states….
Counterfeit mobile phones are everywhere
A growing problem, worldwide
Fake handbags, fake watches, fake news—these are all so familiar to us now that we don’t give them a moment’s thought and…
Taiwan Police Break Up Chinese-Linked Criminal Ring Selling Fake Apple, Samsung Smartphones
In February, police in Taiwan broke up a criminal counterfeit ring with ties to China that specialized in the sale of…
Nigerian Communications Commission seeks to eliminate counterfeit mobile devices from the country
In 2018, research showed that over 350 million fake products were sold in Nigeria, and more than half of those were mobile phones.
In its report…