Shop Safe Act – eCommerce Platform Requirements
The Shop Safe Act is set to make eCommerce platforms liable for counterfeit products sold on their websites. Learn more below, including the advised best…
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DeviceAssure wins award for Mobile Innovation at IHS Showstoppers
We’re delighted to announce that DeviceAssure has picked up its first award for Mobile Innovation!
The IHS Markit Innovation Awards recognizes innovative products from companies exhibiting…
Non-authentic devices pose significant threats for app developers
Counterfeit devices are now a threat that app developers cannot afford to ignore. Why?
First of all, these devices deliberately misreport key characteristics that apps are…
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…
Trail Of Bits counterfeit smartphones teardown
In July 2018, Motherboard published details of a fake iPhone, investigated by Trail Of Bits, a New York-based software security group.
We…
‘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…
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…
Google’s Safety Net can’t protect your network like DeviceAssure
The problem of non-standard smartphones and devices isn’t entirely new.
For many years, hobbyists and the tech-inclined have enjoyed “jailbreaking” smartphones, a process which removes many…
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…