Addressing duplicate IMEIs with DeviceAssure
The mobile ecosystem and IMEIs
In the mobile operator ecosystem, the IMEI of a device is a critical identifier on which many decisions are based.
If the…
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India Today investigation reveals Delhi’s blossoming counterfeit smartphone markets
A special investigation by India Today uncovered a bustling counterfeit smartphone industry emerging in the heart of New Delhi.
They discovered “small-time…
DeviceAssure at the 2019 New York Cyber Security Summit
On October 3rd, DeviceAssure headed to New York to give a presentation at the Cyber Security Summit.
We were joined by industry leaders, security experts and…
5,000 counterfeit smartphones worth almost $1 million seized in Philadelphia
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted a shipment of almost 4,500 counterfeit smartphones in Philadelphia, PA.
The shipment originated in China and transited through the…
Fake iPhones on sale in Dublin shop – Gardaí investigating
An electronics shop in west Dublin has attracted the interest of local Gardaí after receiving complaints regarding smartphones sold there.
A local woman discovered her iPhone…
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…
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…